Fri 12/15

Pre IB Eng 10
1. get Joy Luck Club books
2. start JLC 8-part notes
3. Othello essay RD peer review
4. workshop time: work on essay, begin JLC reading
5. HW: read JLC to page 83

Eng 11
1. turn in FD of Mice and Men essays
2. vocab quiz
3. choice book reading time
4. finish reading Act II of Raisin

Thur 12/14

Pre IB Eng 10
Essay workshop

Eng 11
1. choice book reading time
2. vocab review
3. Raisin Act II
4. HW: finish FD of Of Mice and Men essay

Wed 12/13

Pre IB Eng 10
1. essay sample
2. essay workshop time
3. RD due on Friday for peer review

Eng 11
1. HW check, choice book journal "gut reaction"
2. vocab warm up
3. p 851-- reading focus, quickwrite in NB
4. Raisin Act II
5. HW: read your choice book!

Tue 12/12

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar retake
2. finish Othello film
3. essay workshop time
4. reminders: don't forget to give me a copy of your key passage; return choice books to the library.

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar retake
3. Act I review
4. begin Act II and Act II study guide
5. HW: read your choice books, be ready to write a journal on them tomorrow

Monday 12/11

Pre IB Eng 10
1. last page of grammar
2. write key passage analysis for choice book
3. HW: Make a list of any questions you have about grammar. I'll answer them before the test tomorrow. Work on your essay. Do you have a topic, question, thesis? We will have workshop time of Wednesday and Thursday. Rough draft is due Friday.

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. last page of grammar
3. continue reading Act I of Raisin

Juniors, post titles of your choice books here

Cick comments and leave your name and book title.

Fri 12/8

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Othello paraphrase test
2. work on essay or read choice book
3. key passage sample, discuss possible passages
4. HW: finish choice book if you have not done so already

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. continue Raisin Act I
3. HW: post your choice book title on blog

Thur 12/7

Pre IB Eng 10
1. go over due dates
2. grammar time
3. watch rest of film
4. HW: grammar 13

Eng 11
1. vocab review
2. review rooms journal
3. read page 829 and draw stage on board/ notebook
4. begin Act 1 of Raisin

Wed 12/6

Pre IB Eng 10
1. psychology experiment
2. grammar time
3. discuss planning Othello essays
4. watch Othello clips, begin Othello film
5. HW: grammar #12, ex A and ex b #3-5

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar time
3. essay peer review: write a 25 word comment on your peer's essay; turn in RD
4. journal in NB: $50,000; What would you do if you suddenly received $50,000? What would you do with the money if you came from a poor family?
5. journal in NB: rooms; How many people live in your house? How many rooms are in your house? Describe your rooms?
6. read page one of A Raisin in the Sun; How many people are in the apartment? How many rooms are in the apartment?

Tue 12/5

Pre IB Eng 10
1. counciling visit
2. finish Othello
3. HW: make sure you have all four Othello journals completed for tomorrow

Eng 11
1. grammar time
2. vocab warm up: Raisin #1
3. do "Harlem" poem
4. quickwrite p 827
5. HW: work on Of Mice and Men RD
6. reminder: have a choice book selected by Friday to post on the blog

Sophomores, leave a comment about your choice book here

Fri 12/1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar time
3. finish Othello Act IV
4. paraphrase Emilia's speech
5. do essay journal
6. HW: leave 25 word comment on blog about your choice book, read choice book, do grammr 11

Eng 11
1. grammar time
2. essays: return 1st draft, 2nd draft due Wednesday and typed
3. introduce choice book assignment
4. go to library to browse books.

Thur 11/30

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar time
2. vocab review
3. Othello Act IV
4. HW: read choice book, grammar 10, finish reading Act IV (optional)

Eng 11
1. HW check
2. write Of Mice and Men essay RD, turn in by end of period
3. HW: grammar 10

Sophomores, check out these pictures of textiles

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.

Wed 11/29

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar time
2. lit term: symbolism
3. the history of a handkerchief: paraphrase
4. finish Othello Act III
5. "a play about a handkerchief"
6. HW: read choice book, visit blog and check out new pictures

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz: Of Mice and Men #2
2. grammar time
3. finish film
4. model essay planning with Gatsby example
5. finish essay prep sheet

Tue 11/28

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar time
2. Act III scenes 1-3
3. HW: read 3.4.56-69 and 3.4.70-76 in Othello, read your choice books, do grammar # 6,7

Eng 11
1. HW check
2. vocab review
3. grammar time
4. finish film
5. HW: grammar #6,7

Mon 11/27

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up-- quiz Friday
2. grammar: dashes
3. end of Act II review plus character drawing
4. essay journal #2
5. lit term: comic relief
6. begin Act III
7. HW: read choice book, grammar # 4,5

Eng 11
1. grammar: dashes
2. introduce essay assignment
3. watch Of Mice and Men film-- review for essay
4. HW: do #1,2 on essay prep sheet, grammar #4,5

Wed 11/22

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar time: colons
2. review lines 1-175 of Othello 2.1
3. Herald
4. perform 2.3
5. HW: finish reading end of 2.3, read choice book, do grammar #3

Eng 11
1. HW check
2. grammar: colons
3. OMAM culminating activity: symbolism
4. OMAM comprehension test
5. HW: grammar #3

Tue 11/21

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar #1: semicolons
2. more lit terms
3. Othello 1.3 review
4. "Ring the Changes"
5. essay journals: 10 minutes in class, finish for HW
6. HW: read lines 1-175 of Othello 2.1, read choice books, do grammar #2

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up: definitions
2. grammar k#1: semicolons
3. review events of chapter 5 n Of Mice and Men
4. do character dream chart in NBs
5. read ch 6 aloud
6. HW: study for comprehension test

Mon 11/20

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up-- quiz on Dec 1
2. Othello choral reading-- finish
3. finish Act I
4. HW: read choice books, grammar page 1, be reading to share reading questions answers for 1.3

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up-- quiz Nov 29
2. review "Round Characters" study guide
3. do "Imagery" study guide with partner
4. read ch 5
5. HW: in NB do character/ dream t-chart, grammar 1

Pictures and artwork from Othello productions

I hope you enjoy these pictures I've found from various productions of Othello. What's so great about Shakespeare is how each producion is so unique. I've seen Othello a couple of times on stage and three different times on film. One stage version was terrible, but the other was fantastic. Of the three film versions I've seen each had its good and bad parts. Usually you might get a great Othello and a bad Iago, or vice versa. When you get a good Othello, Iago and Desdemona, you're quite lucky. Some times the minor characters can make a show. I remember the Roderigo and Emilia in the Othello I saw in London really giving great performances. The worst Othello I've seen was in a film version with Anthony Hopkins painted brown as Othello. I just didn't buy it. Anyway, enjoy these pictures.





The one below is a shot from the production I saw in London in 2004. It was set in a fascist kind of state in the 1940s.

THe shot below is a famous production starring Patrick Stewart. Othello, in this case, is white, and everyone else is black.


The one below is from a very famous production from the early 1960's starring Lawrence Olivier. This picture shows you how Othello was performed for many years with a white actor made up to look black.

London Bridge

This is the picture I mentioned in class. If you were a traitor or some other scoundrel in Shakepeare's time, you could get your head chopped off and mounted on a stick on London bridge. Sounds very Lord of the Flies to me. See if you can spot the heads in the picture. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Sophomores: check out these pictures of the Globe Theater

These are pictures of the Globe in London. This is not the original theater, which burned down long ago, but the replica built in the 1990s. When you're in London you can go see a traditional production there. The best seats are the cheapest. They are only 5 pounds (about $10), but you have to stand in the yard just like an authentic groundling. Most of these pictures will enlarge when you click on them.

Fri 11/17

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz
2. lit terms/ devices in Othello
3. review 1.1
4. read 1.2
5. Choral reading (need to do this in 3rd block on Monday)
6. HW: read choice book, vist blog and edline

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. Of Mice and Men ch 3 work
3. read ch 4
4. HW: do "round characters" in study guide

Thu11/16

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab review
2. wrap up line tossing, share identities fo characters, draw map with religious context, etc.
3. Act 1.1 slightly cut script
4. share first 31 lines with questions
5. HW: read all of 1.1 and answer questions in your head; read choice book; study vocab

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. review pages 15,20
3. do Foreshadowing and Jargon study guide sheets
4. read ch 3, finish for HW
5. HW: visit blog

Wed 11/15

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Othello line tossing
2. Othello line improvs
3. "The Lover, The Girlfriend and the Buddy" improvs
4. HW: read your choice books

Eng 11
1. HW check
2. review Of Mice and Men ch 1-- T/F quiz, etc
3. do Ch1 characterization in study guide
4. read ch 2 aloud
5. HW: finish all ch 1 work and do ch 2 character quiz

Tue 11/14

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up: definitions
2. finish Bardology 101, show film clip
3. get Othello books

Eng 11
1. get Of Mice and Men books
2. vocab warm up: definitions
3. review background notes, share responses
4. Grapes of Wrath passage analysis
5. Read ch 1 and do true/false quiz

Juniors: view this photo essay

Juniors should click on this link to see a photo essay on the Great Depression. Leave a comment with your name under the "comments" below.

Sophomores: post your title here

Click on the "comments" below and leave your name and title.

Mon 11/13

Mon 11/13
Pre IB Eng 10
1. college bound reading: bookmarks, post titles, due date: Dec 8th
2. vocab warm up: Othello #1
3. grammar pre-test
4. begin Bardology 101

Eng 11
1. grammar pre-test
2. vocab warm up: Of Mice and Men #1
3. read "Workers in Waiting"
4. "Workers" journal: gut reaction and "American Dream" response
5. read "Migrant Labor" background and highlight
6. HW: "Migrant Labor" journal: gut reaction and "American Dream" response

Welcome to 2nd Quarter

Your current grade is undetermined. You have 0 out of 0 points.

If you want to know your final grade for 1st quarter, check edline. If you see the participation grade, that means your grade is final. I should have all grades up my Sunday evening.

The absolute final deadline for any changes to grades is Tuesday at 3 pm. If you see that I have made an error in anyway with your grade, you will have to tell me by that time.

Sophomores: We will begin 2nd quarter with Othello. You will also be reading your college bound choice book at home during this time.

Juniors: We will begin the quarter with Of Mice and Men. Work to your full potential! No slacking!

Due Dates for 1st Quarter

Pre IB Eng 10
9/22 RD of Lord of the Flies essay*****DONE
9/29 FD of Lord of the Flies essay*****DONE
10/5 The Crucible Test*****DONE
10/12 Grammar Test*****DONE
10/16 finish college bound reading assignment*****DONE
10/18 Crucible essay RD*****DONE
10/25 Crucible essay FD*****DONE
11/6 Anthem extra credit*****DONE
11/8 Cry, The Beloved Country On Demand Essay Test*****DONE


Eng 11
9/15 RD of imaginative writing assignment****DONE
9/19 FD of imaginative writing assignment*****DONE
9/22 Declaration final assessment*****DONE
10/12 Grammar test*****DONE
10/18 Huck Finn comprehension test*****DONE
10/30 Huck Finn essay RD*****DONE
11/3 Huck Finn essay FD*****DONE
11/8 Great Gatsby final, including an essay question*****DONE

Wed 11/8-- last day of the quarter

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Cry, The Beloved Country essay final
2. get your NB scored

Eng 11
1. Gatsby test
2. finish Gatsby film if time permits

Tue 11/7

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Finish Cry, The Beloved Country film
2. library: browse titles for college bound reading assignment

Eng 11
Watch Gatsby film, prep for test

Mon 11/6

Pre IB Eng 10
Watch Cry, The Beloved Country, review for test

Eng 11
1. return Huck essays, 10 pts extra credit opportunity
2. watch "Great Books" and take notes for Gatsby test
3. begin Gatsby film
4. collect NBs
reminder: don't forget to submit your Huck essay to turnitin.com by Wednesday

Fri 11/3

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz
2. Book III last three questions
3. preview essay test

Eng 11
1. turn in Huck Finn final draft and rough draft (separately)
2. ch 7 question in small groups
3. HW: finish Gatsby by Monday, do all NB questions

Thur 11/2

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. Book III question 1,2,3
3. finish book by tomorrow

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. ch 6 DVD review
3. review ch 6 questions as a class
4. read ch 7 aloud
5. HW: complete Huck Finn final draft

Wed 11/1

Pre IB Eng 10
1. debate: crime
2. Book II T-chart
3. read to page 280 by tomorrow

Eng 11
1. review ch 5 questions for participation
2. DVD ch 5 review
3. read ch 6 aloud
4. HW: do ch 6 questions in NB, work on essay

Tue 10/31

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. debate: wealth and poverty
3. review ch 23-26
4. HW: prepare for debate on crime
5. HW: read rest of Book II and do questions

Eng 11
1. journal: automoibles-- Why we like them? Youre dream car? Importance to Americans? Importance to the novel?
2. ch 4 questions for participation, DVD review
3. read ch 5
4. do ch 5 questions, work on final draft of Huck essay

Mon 10/30

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. discuss ch 20-22
3. finish field trip to South Africa
4. HW: read ch 23-26 and do questions, prepare for debate #1 on wealth

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. essay peer review: turn in all prep sheets and RD on friday with FD
3. ch 3 DVD review
4. HW: catch up on reading, do ch 4 questions in NB

Fri 10/27

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz
2. review ch 18,19
3. field trip: South Africa
4. HW: read ch 20-22, do questions in NB for ch 20, 22

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. check essay sheet #3
3. ch 2 video quiz
4. ch 2,3 review for participation
5. video summary of ch 3
6. ch 3 scavenger hunt
7. HW: read ch 4

Thursday 10/26

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. Book I quiz in NB
3. final draft instructions on "poetry in prose"
4. begin Book II questions in NB
5. HW: read ch 18,19 and do ch 18 question

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. complete chapter 2 question in NB
3. do character web in NB for ch 2 with these characters: Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson, Catherine Wilson, Mr. Chester McKee, Mrs. McKee.
4. watch summary and analysis of ch 2 on DVD studyguide
5. HW: read ch 3

Shanty town images

These are some images of shanty towns in South Africa. Leave a comment for participation.

Wed 10/25

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect Crucible essays
2. check ch 12 drawings
3. Journal: What makes a place beloved?
4. poetry in prose RD in NB
5. HW: finish Book 1 of Cry, The Beloved Country

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up-- definitions
2. Gatsby video quiz for participation credit
3. Ch 1 questions
4. Gatsby character web in NB
5. Read Gatsby ch 2
6. HW: work on RD of Huck essay

Tue 10/24

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review ch 1-11
2. ch 12 aloud
3. draw ch 12
4. HW: finish essays

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz: Huck 3
2. check essay planning sheet #2
3.. new vocab; Gatsby
4. review "The New Morality"
5. read ch 1 of Gatsby aloud
6. HW: work on RD, visit blog, essay sheet #3 due on Friday, RD on Monday must be typed

Visit 1920s links

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


This link has some good general background on the 1920s.
To find out more about flappers click here.
You can also check out these photos about prohibition.

Mon 10/23

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. ch 1-4 t-chart in NB
3. read ch 9 aloud
4. draw ch 9 in NB
5. HW: ch 1-8 questions in NB, read ch 10-11, study vocab, work on essay

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up, quiz tomorrow
2. check essay prep sheet #1
3. essay expectations
4. complete essay prep sheet #2 for tomorrow
5. get Gatsby books
6. HW: read and hightlight "The New Morality"

South Africa Pictures

Click here to see pictures of the Drakensberg area in which Cry, The Beloved Country takes place. Be sure to leave a comment with your name to get participation credit.

Wed 10/18

Pre IB Eng 10
1. essay peer review
2. review South Africa Background-- visit blog for participation points
3. chapter 1: view pictures, read aloud, discuss symbolism and connection to social context
4. HW: read chapter 2-8, work on essay
Reminders: grammar retakes until November 7

Eng 11
1. Huck Finn comprehension test
2. essay instructions
3. pre-writing and planning essay

Study for Huck Finn Test here

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

Huck Finn plot summary
Huck Finn characters

Tue 10/17

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up; CTCB #1
2. get Cry, The Beloved Country books
3. new due dates: Crucible RD tommorrow, Crucible FD 10/25
4. workshop: read and highlight South Africa Background, look up vocab words, read CTBC chapter 1 three times, draw ch 1 in your notebooks, complete Crucible essay RD for tomorrow, be sure to turn in copy of your key passage by tomorrow

Eng 11
1. review end of Huck Finn, complete section 4 of studyguide
2. give out essay topics for Huck Finn, pre-write (free writing in NB)
3. review for comprehension test

Mon 10/16-- sub day

Pre IB Eng 10
Complete on-demand choice book key passage analysis

Eng 11
1. review pages 235-265
2. complete reading of Huck Finn for tomorrow

Thur 10/12

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar test
2. give out key passage assignment instructions, to be done on-demand on Monday
3. share key passsage student sample
4. workshop: read choice book, work on Crucible essay

Eng 11
1. grammar test
2. finish last bit of Mark Twain clip
3. review last night's reading, section 3 questions that weren't covered yesterday
4. HW: read to page 265

Wed 10/11

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review grammar pages 11,12
2. key passage discussions for choice books
3. workshop: essays, grammar review, read choice books

Eng 11
1. grammar review
2. ch 19-31 studyguide review
3. read parts of ch 31 aloud
4. Ken Burns: "Mark Twain" clip
5. read to page 233

Tue 10/10

Pre IB Eng 10
1. students turn in rough drafts of essay topics/questions
2. finish film
3. return topics/questions with teacher comments
4. work on Crucible essays

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up (Huck Finn #3)
2. grammar review
3. read aloud to page 219
4. HW: do section 3 of study guide
5. read to page 226

Monday 10/9

Pre IB Eng 10
1. return essays
2. teacher's notes on essays, advice for the next one, share model
3. Continue Crucible film
(class shortened by 16 minutes due to assembly)

Eng 11
1. review grammar
2. Journal: hard choices
3. review last reading of Huck Finn, read aloud to page 190
3. HW: read to p 197, do paragraph in NB on factors and influences

Fri 10/6

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab quiz
2. begin Crucible film-- take notes to prepare for essay

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar
3. passage analysis (157-158)
4. read aloud 158-170
5. HW; read 170-180

Thur 10/5

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Crucible test
2. vocab review
3. Crucible as tragedy
4. Crucible essay assignment

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up
2. notes on reading
3. epic discussion
4. HW: read Huck Finn to 164

Wed 10/4

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar pages 9,10
2. review Crucible Act III studyguide
3. read Act IV aloud
4. HW: answer #4 page 8 of studyguide in NB (7-10 sentence paragraph)

Eng 11
1. grammar pages 12, 13
2. share answers from section 2 of studyguide for participation
3. teacher's notes on last night reading
4. HW: read Huck Finn to page 146

Tue 10/3

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Finish The Crucible Act III aloud
2. Do Act III studyguide, pages 6,7
3. Cast Act IV
4. reminders: test on Thursday, visit blog and post comments on McCarthyism for participation, read your choice books, vocab quiz on Friday

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up/ grammar warm up, page 13
2. Close reading of chapter 16: pp 88-89, p 90, p92-- Summarize the passage. Analyze the passage (What does the passage say about theme, satire, Huck's character?
3. read aloud pp 105-117
4. Do studyguide section 2
5. HW: read to page 127

Study for Crucible test

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

The Crucible plot review
The Crucible character list

Here are some fun quizzes to take.

quiz#1
quiz#2
quiz#3

Also, don't forget to study your study guides.

McCarthyism and The Crucible

Click any of the links below to read about McCarthyism, Arthur Miller, and the connection between The Crucible and McCarthyism. Leave a comment and your name for participation points.

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

Mon 10/2

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab/ grammar warm ups
2. 15 minute discussion of choice books
3. The Crucible Act III
4. HW: read choice books, do grammar 9,10

Eng 11
1. vocab/ grammar warm ups
2. Huck Finn, ch 15 close reading: A. reread passage B Answer this question about the passage: What does this passage show about the development of Huck's Character?
3. Read Ch 16 aloud-- finish to p 105 for HW

Fri 9/29

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect essays, highlight thesis statement and topic sentences
2. vocab quiz
3. finish Act II study guide and share
4. read Act II scene 2

Eng 11
1. vocab quiz
2. review Huck Finn reading
3. begin Huck Finn studyguide in NB, 3 1-6 for section 1
4. HW: read Huck Finn ch 15

Thur 9/28

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up-- quiz tomorrow
2. finish reading The Crucible Act II aloud
3. begin Act II study guide (pages 4,5) but you don't have to finish it for homework
4. HW: finish FD of Lord of the Flies essay

Eng 11
1. vocab warm up: quiz tomorrow
2. Huck FInn: ch 8 review and close reading
3. read aloud to page 57
4. HW: read aloud to page 76 for Friday

Wed 9/27

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review Act I study gude
2. Act I notes
3. Act II aloud
4. HW: read choice book, work on essay

Eng 11
1. grammar page 11
2. ch 4-6 close reading
3. ch 7 aloud
4. HW: to page 48 for HW

Tue 9/26

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. review grammar 5,6, HW: grammar 7,8
3. Act I: review end, gut reaction and clarifying questions, do pages 2,3 of study guide
4. cast Act II for tomorrow
5. HW: work on your essays

Eng 11
1. grammar page 10
2. finish sharing samples of Twain's humor
3. Huck Finn controversy lecture
4. discuss ch 1 of Huck
5. ch 2, 3 aloud
6. HW: ch 4-6

Sophomores, post your book titles here.

Click on comments below to post your title. Be sure to also include your name.

Mon 9/25

Pre IB Eng 10
1. create bookmarks for college bound reading
2. review "Sinners" reading
3. The Crucible study guide: begin vocab, first 10 words, quiz Friday
4. read Act I of The Crucible aloud; students take parts
5. HW: post college bound reading titles on blog, work on essay

Mon 9/25

Pre IB Eng 10
1. create bookmarks for college bound reading
2. review "Sinners" reading
3. The Crucible study guide: begin vocab, first 10 words, quiz Friday
4. read Act I of The Crucible aloud; students take parts
5. HW: post college bound reading titles on blog, work on essay

Mon 9/25

Pre IB Eng 10
1. create bookmarks for college bound reading
2. review "Sinners" reading
3. The Crucible study guide: begin vocab, first 10 words, quiz Friday
4. read Act I of The Crucible aloud; students take parts
5. HW: post college bound reading titles on blog, work on essay

Eng 11
1. return NBs
2. vocab warm up
3. review “Covey” questions
4. Art Response: “Into Bondage”
5. get Huck books
6. Huck intro: “notice to the reader”; map; Twain’s humor
7. HW: read Ch 1 twice

Fri 9/22

Pre IB Eng 10
1. announce Anthem extra credit-- 10 pts
2. peer review for LOF essay; final draft do next Friday 9/29
3. get "Sinners..." HW
4. get Crucible books
reminder: complete grammar HW for Monday

Eng 11
1. finish Declaration final assessment
2. read p 424-425
3. read "Battle with Mr. Covey" p 426 aloud
4. do studyguide for "Mr Covey"

Thur 9/21

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review grammar 3,4; do 5,6 for Monday
2. The Crucible debate: security vs. freedom
3. The Crucible: three settings lecture
4. HW: complete Lord of the Flies RD for tomorrow

Eng 11
1. grammar page 9
2. finish "Declaration" paraphrase
3. begin "Declaration" final assessment

Wed 9/20

Pre IB Eng 10
1. library: browse titles for college bound reading assignment, have book chosen by Monday
2. essay workshop time

Eng 11
1. grammar page 8
2. define paraphrase
3. share paraphrases from section 2 of "Declaration" on board
4. discuss assertions and support
5. do paraphrases for section 3 as a team, share tomorrow in class

Tuesday 9/19

Pre IB English 10
1. agree/ disagree survey for "Harrison Bergeron"
2. last discussion on Anthem in small groups
3. read aloud "Harrison Bergeron"

Eng 11
1. grammar page 7
2. read page 115, discuss freedom charts, parallelism, background
3. read "Declaration" part 1 in groups
4. read "Declaration" part 2 in groups
5. write all paraphrases on board

Monday 9/18

Pre IB Eng 10
1. review grammar 1,2; do 3,4 for Wednesday
2. Anthem key passages: share in small groups
3. Anthem questions from teacher and gut reaction
4. essay workshop time: sign up on board for teacher help
5. HW: finish Anthem for Tuesday

Eng 11
1. Grammar pages 6,7
2. share American Dream words
3. read Patrick Henry bio silently, discuss taxes
4. prepare dialogue w/ text
5. read “Speech to Virginia Convention” aloud
6. read again and do dialogue with text
7. do p 105 #2,3 in NB, discuss #4 aloud
8. begin Declaration: do Freedom Chart

Fri 9/15

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar: for HW do pp 1,2
2. get Anthem: read to page 62 for Monday and find one key passage to share
3. discuss essay expectations packet
4. workshop time: do grammar, read or work on essay

Eng 11
1. grammar pages 4,5
2. peer review of Imaginative piece: FD due Tuesday 9/19
3. Begin “American Ideals”: Patrick Henry
4. brainstorm American Dreams: words

Thursday 9/14

Pre IB Eng 10
1. do “Unity and Coherence” as warm up
2. discuss last passage of the LOF, define irony
3. list topics from passage discussions
4. give out LOF essay assignment; begin pre-writing

Eng 11
1. begin grammar assignments
2. discuss possible pre-writing strategies for imaginative piece, expectations for letters
Workshop time to complete RD of imaginative piece—due tomorrow

Wed 9/13

Pre IB Eng 10
1. share HW passages; 155,178
2. LOF debate: instinct vs. conditioning
3. HW: one paragraph and NB on last passage of the novel
4. HW: check your grade on edline

Eng 11
1. review “Dividing Line” and turn in graphic organizer
2. read “Equiano”
3. do #2, 5 in NB for “Equiano”
4. intro to “Journeys” imaginative writing
HW: check grade on edline

Tue 9/12

Pre IB Eng 10
1. share passages from HW
2. do symbolism activity: allegory, symbol, microcosm
3. HW: one paragraph in NB on passages from p 155 or 178

Eng 11
1. share 3 column responses
2. do graphic organizer for “Plymouth”
3. do “Bird’s Eye View” and read “Dividing Line”
HW: finish graphic organizier for “Dividing Line”

Monday 9/11

Pre IB Eng 10
1. grammar test
2. continue LOF key passage discussion:" Why is this passage significant? Why is it key? What are the key phrases in the passage? What does the passage sya about a major them in the novel?
3. NB: one paragraph on an assigned passage from pages 109, 113, 140 or 143

Eng 11
1. grammar test
2. share responses to HW questions
3. read "What is an American?" and do 3 column chart
4. HW: read pp 27-35 in text and answer #5 on p 35 in your NB

Friday 9/8

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect parent signatures, give out turnitin.com codes, return NBs
2. review Sentence workshop HW
3. begin key passages discussion-- read last 5 paragraphs of chapter one; What is significant about this passage? Why is it key?

Eng 11
1. collect parent signtures
2. share HW paragraphs
3. do "New Colossus" vocab
4. discuss "New Colussus"
5. HW: one paragraph in NB on one of these questions: Is America a welcoming place? Is it a good place to come if you are poor or want freedom?

Thursday 9/7

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Lord of the Flies test
2. Course description
3. LOF gut reaction disc
4. HW: sentence workshop (4 pages)

Eng 11
1. Course description
2. get textbooks
3. HW: write one paragraph on any of these questions: How did you come to be an American? What is an American? What do Americans value?
4. HW: do a firt reading of "The New Colossus"

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Fri 4/21

Pre IB 10
1. vocab quiz (Othello #1)
2. 10 minutes to discuss essay topics in small groups
3. review Act 1 NB questions
4. "Ring the Changes"; share motifs overhead
5. Othello 2.1; study script, use reading strategies
6. HW: read choice book, read Othello to p. 62, do Othello essay journal #1

Eng 12
1. review questions 5,6 part 2 ch 1-3
2. do and review: p. 2 ch 4-5 #1-5
3. preview after reading questions: journal on one of the questions for Monday
4. finish book by Monday: comprehension test on Monday

Thur 4/20

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. review 1.3, paraphrase three speeches
3. finish reading 1.3
4. begin NB work, introduce essay journals

Eng 12
1. do NB part 2 ch 1-3 questions 1-4 and review
2. read ch 3 aloud
3. do NB part 2 ch 1-3 quest 5,6
4. HW: read ch 3-4 of part 2

Wed 4/19

Pre IB Eng 10
1. warm-up: blank verse and iambic pentameter
2. review Othello 1.1
3. read, perform 1.2
4. do choral reading for 1.3
5. HW: read 1.3 to page 48

Eng 12
1. The Stranger part 1 quiz
2. NB: ch 4-6 questions (do and review)
3. rread part 2 ch 1-2 (begin aloud and finish for HW)

Tue 4/18

Pre IB Eng 10
1. get Othello books
2. Grammar pre-test
3. Othello 1.1 slightly cut script
4. read all of Othello 1.1, finish for HW

Eng 12
1. do "Strange Behavior"
2. begin NB questions: do part 1 ch 1-3
3. HW: read ch 4-6, quiz on part 1 tomorrow

Mon 4/17

Pre IB Eng 10
1. new vocab- quiz Friday
2. 10 min to improv line-tossing scenes
3. watch scenes
4. "The lover, girlfriend, buddy" improvs
5. post choice book titles on blog, read your choice book

Eng 12
1. finish presenting parodies
2. discuss "outcast" quickwrite
3. read, highlight, discuss existentialism handout
4. give out reading schedules, get books
5. HW: read ch 1-3 of The Stranger

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Thur 4/13

Pre IB Eng 10
1. choice book reading calendars, post titles on blog
2. quickwrite warm up: Why does the title Much Ado About Nothing make sense?
3. thinking topics discussion for Much Ado
4. some quotations to notice
5. Othello line tossing, begin line tossing improv

Eng 12
1. return AQ essay, grade update
2. philosophies quiz
3. present parodies
4. finish AQ film
5. "outcast" quickwrite in NB

Wed 4/12

Pre IB Eng 10
1. finish Much Ado film
2. complete notes on film-- to share for participation tomorrow

Eng 12
1. intro to philosophy note-taking quiz
2. philosophy survey
3. work on parodies

Tue 4/11

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Bardology 101 part 2: plays, famous lines/speeches, casting, production
2. Begin watching Much Ado
3. return essays, grades
4. HW: take Much Ado notes on at least three catagories

Eng 12
1. philosophy quickwrite, small group discussions
2. intro to philosophy lecture and note-taking
3. work on parodies

Mon 4/10

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Library: Choice Book
2. Bardology 101- Brainstorm all that you know on these three topics: Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Theater, Shakespeare's World

Eng 12
1. read "It All Started With Clubs and Stones"
2. Begin parody writing: share and turn this in on Thursday

Fri 4/7

Pre IB Eng 10
CTBC on-demand essay test

Eng 12
AQWF on-demand essay test

Due Dates for 3rd quarter

Pre IB English 10
RD of LOF essay 2/9*****DONE
Post choice book on blog 2/10*****DONE
FD of LOF essay 2/17*****DONE
Choice book final assessment 3/8*****DONE
Grammar retate 3/9*****DONE
Crucible RD 3/10****DONE
Crucible FD 3/20*****DONE

English 12
Read Cancun Tales prologue 2/10****DONE
Canterbury Tales test 2/14*****DONE
Read stories from Cancun Tales 2/17*****DONE
Macbeth creative writing 3/6*****DONE
Macbeth test 3/7*****DONE
Macbeth essay RD 3/10*****DONE
Macbeth essay*****DONE

Thur 4/6

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect and score NBs
2. finish film and prepare for essay test

Eng 12
1. collect and score NBs
2. finish film and prepare for essay test

Wed 4/5

Pre IB Eng 10
1. return essays, review essays notes
2. last discussion of CTBC
3. CTBC essay topics
4. begin film and review

Eng 12
1. final discussion of AQWF
2. essay topics
3. begin film and review

Tue 4/4

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Book 3: review questions 1,2,3
2. finish book by tomorrow and do last three questions

Eng 12
1. review ch 10 questions
2. grim/ beautiful t-chart
2. share two poems and "War Prayer"
3. finish book by tomorrow and do questions ch 12 questions 7,8
4. notebooks are scored tomorrow

Mon 4/3

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Book 2: t-chart, success, not a success
2. debate: causes of crime
3. Book 3: read to page 280, do #1,2,3 in NB

Eng 10
q. return esay
2. ch 8-9 review
3. HW: read ch 10 and do quest 1-5 in NB