April
Monday 13: Shakespeare Background Notes. Present Shakespeare Pics. General discussion and character charts.
Tuesday 14: Notes/Background. Opinionnaire. Language of Shakespeare. Types of Love
Wednesday 15: Prologue & Insults
Thursday 16: Act 1 Scene 1
Friday 17: Continue Reading
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Monday 30: Turn in Night Essays. Start Flat Shakespeare
Tuesday 31: Work on Shakespeare guided notes
Wednesday 1: Finish guided notes (remote day-ELA testing)
Thursday 2: Flat Shakespeares. R & J Game!
Friday 3: No School! Spring Break!
March
Monday 23: Discuss chapters 7-9 of Night
Tuesday 24: Work on Night essay
Wednesday 25: Work on Night essay
Thursday 26: Work on Night essay
Friday 27: Work on Night essay ..... Due on MONDAY printed out AND online
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Monday 16: Butterfly Due. Read Chap. 5
Tuesday 17: Discuss 5 and Quote assignment
Wednesday 18: Read Chap 6
Thursday 19: Vocab Quiz
Friday 20: Read 7/8/9 for Monday and book cover slides
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Monday 9: Vocab Quiz (3 sections)
Tuesday 10: Read Chap 4
Wednesday 11: Discuss and begin Butterfly project
Thursday 12: Work on Butterflies
Friday 13: Work on Butterflies
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Monday 2: Discuss Motif and Chapter 2.
Tuesday 3: Chapter 3 in class- finish for HW
Wednesday 4: Chapter 3 quote assignment
Thursday 5: Vocab Quiz (Yellow, Blue, and Green words)
Friday 6: Night Activity
February
Monday 23: Night Books and read Chapter 1
Tuesday 24: REMOTE DAY- Online Activity
Wednesday 25: Vocab Quiz and Discuss Chap. 1
Thursday 26: Chapter 2
Friday 27: Butterfly Activity
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Monday 16: No School!!
Tuesday 17: Go over Night Essay prompts and rubric. Discuss denotation vs. connotation. MLA quote citing.
Wednesday 18: Pictures/ Background/Etc. Elie Wiesel video.
Thursday 19: Chapter 1 in class.
Friday 20: Discussion- Chapter 1 and vocab.
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Monday 9: Work day (2 hr delay)
Tuesday 10: Presentations
Wednesday 11: Presentations
Thursday 12: Short Day- Conferences ..... Night Quiz
Friday 13: NO SCHOOL!! :)
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Monday 2: Go over Night notes... get back on track
Tuesday 3: Begin Upstander Project
Wednesday 4: Work on Upstander
Thursday 5: Work on Upstander
Friday 6: Work on Upstander- Presentations on Monday
January
Monday 19: NO SCHOOL- MLK DAY!
Tuesday 20: NO SCHOOL- SNOW DAY!! :)
Wednesday 21: Bonus Opportunity! Pass Around Story
Thursday 22: MIDTERMS
Friday 23: MIDTERMS
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Monday 12: SPEECH WEEK
Tuesday 13: SPEECH WEEK
Wednesday 14: SPEECH WEEK
Thursday 15: SPEECH WEEK
Friday 16: SPEECH WEEK
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Monday 5: Go over Odyssey essays, corrections, etc. Go over speech stuff... prepare for speech week.
Tuesday 6: MLA Works Cited
Wednesday 7: Folder, Organize, Practice.
Thursday 8: Organize, Practice
Friday 9: Organize, Practice... Speeches start on MONDAY!
December
Monday 15: Work on Skeleton Outlines and Misc. pre-speech stuff! Articles, thesis, vocab, etc.
Tuesday 16: Continue working on skeleton outline/ printing/etc.
Wednesday 17: Check in- outlines/visual aids/etc.
Thursday 18: Vocab/ Visual aids/ etc.
Friday 19: Day of Service and Christmas Assembly
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Monday 8: Begin Informative Speeches/ research
Tuesday 9: Research/ Choose Topics
Wednesday 10: Watch example speech/ Notes
Thursday 11: Research. Begin vocab sheet.
Friday 12: Research, Print/Work on speeches
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Monday 1: Begin Watching "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?"
Tuesday 2: Misc. Odyssey
Wednesday 3: Continue movie
Thursday 4: Continue movie
Friday 5: Man of Constant Sorrow-lyrics, discuss, etc. Turn in connection page.
November
Monday 24: Finish Essays/Edit/Etc.
Tuesday 25: Essay turn-in, highlighting, etc.
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Monday 17: Begin working on the Odyssey Essay Intro and Thesis
Tuesday 18: Body Paragraphs
Wednesday 19: Body Paragraphs
Thursday 20: Conclusion
Friday 21: Peer Editing in class **Final Essay due on TUESDAY!!
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Monday 10: Introduce Amusement Park Project
Tuesday 11: Work on Amusement Park Project
Wednesday 12: Work on Amusement Park Project
Thursday 13: Work on Amusement Park Project
Friday 14: Present Amusement Park Projects
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Monday 3: "Coming Home" & "The Beggar and the Faithful Dog"
Tuesday 4: "The Test of the Great Bow" & Video
Wednesday 5: Make your own impossible task.
Thursday 6: "Death at the Palace"
Friday 7: "Odysseus & Penelope"
October
Monday 27: The Witch Circe/ Land of the Dead- Read in class
Tuesday 28: The Water Monsters
Wednesday 29: Ulysses & Harpies Paired Packet
Thursday 30: Odyssey Activities
Friday 31: Halloween Game/Activity
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Monday 20: Read The Lotus Eaters & Discuss
Tuesday 21: ODYSSEY BACKGROUND TEST
Wednesday 22: The Cyclops with a partner- finish for hw.
Thursday 23: Go over Cyclops in class-Red Pen
Friday 24: Cyclops Poems
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Monday 13: Go over the Odyssey Background Notes. Study for the test on Tuesday, the 21st. Map from the Story.
Tuesday 14: Hero's Journey Video. Fill in together and then make one for Odysseus. Talk about Heroes.
Wednesday 15: Go over Final Essay due AFTER reading. Go over the Graphic Organizer. Background and Video.
Thursday 16: Read "Tell the Story" & "I am Laertes' Son" in class. Part. Points.
Friday 17: Common Lit- Review HQSD Goals.
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Monday 6: Discuss Social Media and narcissism. Begin Narcissism and Technology.
Tuesday 7: Finish Narcissism and Tech.
Wednesday 8: Discuss N & T in class. Participation Points.
Thursday 9: Begin Odyssey background notes! Finish for Monday!
Friday 10: NO SCHOOL
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Monday 29: Stories of Tantalus & Sisyphus./ Videos. Discuss. "Yet Do I Marvel" with a partner.
Tuesday 30: Discuss "Yet Do I Marvel"- Part. Points. Text Books- cover by Friday.
Wednesday 1: Echo and Narcissus. Alchemist Intro-Narcissus.
Thursday 2: Finish Echo and Narcissus.
Friday 3: Shortened Periods. Pep Rally... Alphabet Game in class
September
Monday 22: Draw Aphorisms.
Tuesday 23: Vocab Quiz. Begin Cheerios- go over and pick a brand.
Wednesday 24: Work on Cheerios Slide.
Thursday 25:Present Cheerios Slide.
Friday 26: Present Cheerios Slide.
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Monday 15: Begin Idioms
Tuesday 16: Continue Idioms-mini poster.
Wednesday 17: Idioms-mini poster-present.
Thursday 18: Mrs. Burkey is meeting with Freshmen!
Friday 19: Aphorisms Worksheets
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Monday 8: Finish the Band assignment and present if there is time.
Tuesday 9: Grammar- Worksheets and Quizzes
Wednesday 10: Grammar- Worksheets and Quizzes. HQSD goals and Common Lit
Thursday 11: TAPE and writing "non-negotiables"
Friday 12: "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes due on 9/17
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Wednesday 3: Syllabus, supplies, seats, Welcome Survey, etc. Assign "50 Things"
Thursday 4: Expectations, high school basics, digital portfolio, etc.
Friday 5: "50 Things" Due. Symbolism, Group Band activity.