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)