Mon 3/31

Seniors
1. complete study guide
2. last discussion on book
3. review essay instructions-- key pages in language book
4. read sample essay on Midsummer
5. HW: write a rough draft of you thesis and list five key passages you could use for your essay

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. Ch 18, 20 review in groups
3. Ch 22 review-- split class
4. HW: ch 23 question in NB (include one quotation in each response)

Fri 3/21

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. All Quiet essay topics
3. review ch 8 quotations
4. HW: finish reading book-- test on Tuesday after Spring Break

Sophomores
1. collect Crucible essays
2. vocab quiz
3. field trip to South Africa
4. HW: finish reading Book II of the book

Thur 3/20

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "Combat to Campus"
3. finish ch 7 questions
4. read to page 198.

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review end of Book I quesitons
3. debate: rich and poor
4. HW: read ch 18, 19; finish FD of Crucible essay

Wed 3/19

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "Comrade Search"
3. review ch 7, first four questions in NB
4. read to page 185 for HW

Sophomores
1. vocab review
2. review ch 13,14
3. debate: crime
4. HW: finish Book I

Tue 3/18

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Ch 6 questions on your own
3. Paths of Glory clip
4. read Ch 7 to page 162

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review ch 9 pictures
3. discuss ch 10,11
4. ch 12 aloud
5. draw ch 12
6. HW: read to page 135

Shanty towns

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

Mon 3/17

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review chapter 5
3. answer all of ch 5 questions in NB
4. complete ch 6 for tomorrow

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. summarize ch 3-8, family web
3. ch 9 aloud
4. draw ch 9 as collage, use key phrases
5. HW: read ch 10,11; work on essay; visit blog and leave comment

Wed 3/12

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. read "cut off from youth" articles
3. discuss Ch 3 questions for participation
4. ch 4 details
5. show WWI archival footage
6. HW: read to pa 108, do ch 4 questions in NB

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. essay peer review-- FD due next Friday
3. HW: ch 3-8 in Cry, The Beloved Country

Tue 3/11

Seniors
1. vocab warm up-- quiz tomorrow
2. collect definition essays
3. review ch 1 and 2, complete NB work
4. HW: read to page 74, complete ch 3 questions in NB

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. ch 1 aloud-- implied metaphor, key phrases and words
3. read ch 2 aloud-- exposition t-chart in NB
4. HW: work on your essay

Mon 3/10

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. lit of warm: last two items
3. review chapter one of All Quiet; characters, settings, essay topics
4. HW: read to page 50, to questions for first two chapters, complete final draft of definition essay

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up-- quiz next Friday
2. South Africa background
3. get books
4. read chapter one at least twice
5. draw chapter one in notebook; include three quotations
6. HW: work on Crucible essay

Fri 3/7

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. lit of war: "The Soldier" and "Knolt Holheimer"
3. WWI background and statistics
4. HW: read All Quiet ch 1 and 2 and do ch 1 study questions in NB

Sophomores
1. grammar test
2. essay workshop time

Thur 3/5

Seniors
1. essay FD due next Tuesday
2. vocab warm up
3. intro All Quiet unit
4. Lit of war: read "Henry V" speech and excerpt for Johnny Got His Gun
5. get books
6. highlight WWI background

Sophomores
1. last grammar review: page 845- #11-20
2. essay workshop

Wed 3/5

I was out of the building on Wednesday. Here are the plans I left for the substitute:

Block 1, Senior English:

1. Vocab warm up: Give out vocab list and have students identify parts of speech for first ten words.
2. Students watch Act 5 scene 2 of Hamlet (the Kenneth Branagh version). Ian can help you set up projector.
3. Students can do a peer review of their essay of definition using the rubrics on the back of the sample, or they may simply continue to draft the essay. Tell them final draft is due next Monday.
4. HW: read World War I background. Highlight ten most interesting facts/ statements.

Blocks 2 and 4, Pre IB Sophomore English:

1. Grammar review in notebook. Students may write their answers out or simply do the exercises in their head if they wish. This is a review for the upcoming test. In the purple language textbook they should do the following exercises: p. 831 ex4 #1-10; p. 834 ex 5 #2, 8; p. 837 ex 6 #1-10

2. Students are in the early stages of their essays on The Crucible. I’ve left a copy for you of the eleven essay questions they have to choose from. They may use the rest of the period to do one or both of these two things: gather evidence from the text relevant to topic (take notes, use sticky notes to mark pages, etc); begin planning essay (I’ve left outlines you can give to students who are ready for this stage). They may listen to their Ipods during this time if they wish.

Tue 3/4

Seniors
1. "to be" practice
2. sample essay of definition
3. organize and write draft for tomorrow

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up
2. review essays
3. sample essay
4. HW: gather evidence

Mon 3/3

Seniors
1. 20 minute cram session for Hamlet test
2. HW: choose essay topic, define key words
3. watch 5.2 of Hamlet

Sophomores
1. HW: decide on an essay topic
2. Grammar warm up
3. finish Crucible film
4. return essays

Fri 2/29

Seniors
1. Hamlet vocab quiz 3
2. show Hamlet film
3. HW: Hamlet study sheet

Sophomores
1. Crucible test
2. collect forecasting sheets (2nd block)
3. show Crucible film