May 25 - May 29
NOTE: Monday is a HOLIDAY:)
The rest of the week will be catch-up for anyone who was absent during the district essay. For all others, it will be the last district assessment.
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May 18 - May 22
District assessment completed, typed, and uploaded. DONE!
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May 11 - May 15
5/14 - 5/15
Introduce district assessment. Read and annotate.
5/13
Julius Caesar Timed Essay Exam
5/12
Julius Caesar Final Exam
5/11
Work on Lit Analysis or Study Buddy.
Literary Analysis is due tonight. Please follow the directions and submit your work to Turnitin.com first, then to Google Classroom.
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May 4 - May 8
NOTE: Our Julius Caesar Final is planned for Tuesday, May 12, so the Literary Analysis is due Monday, May 11. Please submit it to Turnitin.com by 11:59 pm, and then upload it to Google Classroom by 11:59 pm. The timed essay exam will be on Wednesday, May 13, since it is a regular day because of senior finals week.
5/6 - 5/8
Time to work on Literary Analysis
Study Buddy Time
5/5
Finish our play! Discuss how JC relates to modern-day (synthesis), and a few messages that perhaps Shakespeare left for generations to learn.
Time to work on Literary Analysis
Study Buddy Time
5/4
Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scenes 1-3.
Update Character Map and finalize Golden Lines
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April 27 - May 1
May 1
Finish Act 4.
Time to work on Lit Analysis!
4/29 - 4/30
Paper texting
4/28
All period to work on Lit Analysis or Study for JC Final Exams as they are quickly approaching!
4/27
Recap the two speeches
Finish Act 3, begin Act 4
Update Character Map and Golden Lines
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April 20 - April 24
4/24
JC Vocab 2 Quiz
4/22 - 4/23
Act 3, Scene 2: Compare the speeches assignment.
4/21
Act 3, Scene 1. Evaluate Caesar's speech.
4/20
Finish JC Act 2. Update Character Map, Golden Lines, work on Lit Analysis.
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April 13 - 17
4/17
Finish final draft papers
4/15 - 4/16
Peer Editing
4/13 - 4/14
Finish Brutus' soliloquy
Continue JC
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April 6 - April 10
No school Monday! Enjoy the day off:)
4/9
Brutus' soliloquy
4/8
Type essay
4/7
Back to JC! Red annotation with Act 1, Scene 2.
Update Golden Lines and Character Map
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March 23 - 27
3/27
Finish writing the essay.
3/25 - 3/26
Red annotation with Act 1, Scene 2
Essay writing
3/24
JC Vocab Quiz 1
3/23
Act 1, Scene 2: Read; annotate in blue for you; green for group work (red when I return).
Time permitting: study for tomorrow's vocab quiz
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March 16 - 20
NOTE: Due to state testing, our campus is on a double-block schedule this week.
NOTE 2: JC Vocab Quiz 1, Tuesday, March 24
3/20
Essay writing.
3/18 - 3/19
Cont. essay
Continue reading JC
3/16 - 3/17
Intro to Julius Caesar (JC)
Finish the essay outline
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March 9 - 13
3/13
Intro to Julius Caesar Unit
JC Vocab (Quiz on Tuesday, March 24)
3/11 - 3/12
Register for classes
Intro to fallacies
3/10
Read and annotate documents
Create essay outline
3/9
Students visit their counselors
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March 2 - March 6
3/6
Video 2 notes
3/4 - 3/5
Introduce the greatest CT of all time
How to paraphrase a video
Video 1 notes
3/2 - 3/3
Finish up on CT Research assignment and submit work.
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February 23 - February 27
2/25 - 2/27
Research Assignment
2/24
Rhetorical Final Exam
2/23
Study Buddy for Rhetorical Final Exam
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February 16 - 20
NOTE: Monday is a holiday! Enjoy:)
2/20
Study buddy for Rhetorical Final Exam next Tuesday.
2/18 - 2/19
The rest of the essay is due end of the block period.
2/17
Intro paragraph for King essay due end of period
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February 9 - 13
NOTE: Monday is a holiday! Enjoy:)
2/13
King III annotations, discussion
2/11 - 2/12
King red annotations
2/10
District survey
Study terms with what time is left
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February 2 - 6
2/2 - 2/6
King annotations
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January 26 - 30
1/30
Introduction to Nobel PP and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unit
1/26 - 1/29
MAP testing
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January 19 - 23
Monday is a holiday!
1/23
No Red Ink
1/20 - 1/22
Precis Introduction
Obama Precis
Self-edit and submit
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January 12 - 16
1/12 - 1/16
Michelle Obama Precis Unit begins with annotations
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January 5 - 9
NOTE: No school Monday, January 5!
1/6 - 1/9
Welcome back! Intro into Rhetoric. Notes in GC. Start knowing your terms now:)
The ad assignment is due at the end of the block day, as we are on a different schedule this week.
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December 15 - 19
Final Exams Week
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December 8 - 12
NOTE: Medea Literary Analysis due TUESDAY, Dec 9.
Essay Exam on Wed or Th, Dec 10 or 11.
Medea Final Exam, Friday, December 12.
12/12
Medea Final Exam
12/10 - 12/11
Medea Essay Exam
12/8 - 12/9
Work on Literary Analysis and study for final exams!
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December 1 - 5
NOTE: Medea Literary Analysis due TUESDAY, Dec 9.
Essay Exam on Wed or Th, Dec 10 or 11.
Medea Final Exam, Friday, December 12.
12/2 - 12/5
Finish Medea
Plot diagram
Apply Tragedy Terms to the play
Notes on Euripides
Class time to study and work on Literary Analysis!
12/1
Continue reading Medea
Work on Literary Analysis
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November 17 - 21
11/21
Medea Vocab Quiz
11/19 - 11/20
Wed is the last day to donate for the food drive (Medea Vocab).
Finish Close Read #1 with green group annotation, red annotation, and discussion.
Continue the class performance of the play. Close Read #2 pages 31 - 34.
Work on Literary Analysis and study tragedy terms.
11/18
Read pages 23 - 25 of Medea. Close read Medea's claim about life for men vs. women.
11/17
We set up the Literary Analysis assignment together, with the setting and the first instance of dramatic irony. The rest is homework and should be worked on nightly.
Continue reading Medea through page 23 in class, as we are performing the play!
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November 10 - 14
NOTE: Enjoy Monday and Tuesday off!
11/12 - 11/14
Jason Questions
Revenge article and questions
Take a Stand activity and assignment
Medea characters
Tragedy Terms introduced.
Begin the setting of Medea
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November 3 - 7
11/5 - 11/7
Digital Citizenship assigned
Read Jason and the Golden Fleece by block next week (see Google Classroom)
11/3 - 11/4
Finish Performance Task
Medea Vocab Quiz Nov 21 (Giving Tree Option due Nov 19)
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October 27 - 31
10/28 - 10/31
Performance Task
10/27
No Red Ink
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October 20 - 24
10/24
No Red Ink.
10/22 - 10/23
Essays returned. Rewrites assigned.
10/21
Short Story Final Exam
10/20
Study Stations - preparation for our test on tomorrow.
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October 13 - 17
NOTE: Our Short Story Final Exam is planned for Tuesday, October 21.
10/17
Study Stations - preparation for our test on Tuesday.
10/14 - 10/16
Our last story, The Lottery
10/13
Preparation for our final story: discussion on traditions vs. habits.
Discussion and visitation on diction choices.
Time permitting, study terms and previous work.
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October 6 - October 10
NOTE: Vocab Quiz Friday!
10/10
Vocab quiz
10/7 - 10/9
Lamb to the Slaughter
10/6
Type essay and submit.
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September 29 - October 3
10/3
Homecoming, so we will spend the day studying for next week's vocab quiz or cleaning up our rough draft essay!
9/29 - 10/2
Essay writing in class only
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September 22 - 26
9/26
Four square/MOTWAAW with "Trust but Verify" evidence due at the end of the period.
9/24 - 9/25
"Green group annotation"
"Red annotation" with our 3rd story
9/23
Finish up model writing.
Start our new story with "blue for you" annotation.
9/22
TMDG test
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September 15 - 19
NOTE: TMDG Test Monday
9/16 - 9/19
Continue story in new annotation green groups
Red annotation
Begin class writing assignment
Vocab 2 provided
9/15
Finish writing lesson
Begin next short story with "blue for you " annotation
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September 8 - 12
NOTE: Vocab make-ups Wed during lunch
9/10 - 9/12
Four-square assignment. Writing lesson.
9/9
Parody work. Collect.
9/8
Finish red annotations, collect TMDG work
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September 1 - 5 NOTE: Monday is a holiday, so enjoy the day!
9/5
Vocab 1 Quiz
9/2 - 9/4
Green group annotation and discussion in class.
Red annotation.
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August 25 - 29
As required by the district, all sophomores will be completing MAP testing this week. Since everyone completes this assessment at a different pace, it is recommended that students bring their "TMDG" work to class daily to have something to do with the time, lessening their work at home. This assignment is due Tuesday, September 2. Late work will not be accepted.
Vocab Quiz on Sept 5
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August 18 - August 22: First week back!
8/22
No backpack day
8/20 - 8/21
How to Annotate.
Literary Terms to Know for the Year
Assign "TMDG" due Tuesday, September 2.
*Setting
8/19
Sign in to Google Classroom.
How HE 10 works, and how you can succeed in the course.
Notes on How a Character Comes to Life.
Day 1
Welcome to Honors 10!
Meet and Greet. Basic classroom rules.
Activity to get to know your classmates.