DC ENGLISH 11 - 3rd Block
DC ENGLISH 11 - 3rd Block
Fall, 2026
Fall, 2026
WEEK SEVEN
Monday, 9/21/26
YPF drafts due.
Vocabulary List Five.
YPF draft workshop x 2.
Tuesday, 9/22/26
U.S. Military visit.
Open-note quiz, selected readings, and scholarship on The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 15-24.
Assign Cultural Event Two, due Friday, 10/9.
Assign Essay Three, due Friday, 10/16.
Wednesday, 9/23/26
Vocabulary Exercise Five.
YPF draft workshop x 2.
Review English 111 common errors.
Thursday, 9/24/26
YPF draft workshop x 2.
Read Poe, "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" (Canvas - Online Resource).
Friday, 9/25/26
Vocabulary Quiz Five.
YPF draft workshop x 2.
Reminder: YPF final drafts due Wednesday, 10/7.
Review for Unit Two Test.
WEEK SIX
Monday, 9/14/26
Return and review Emerson & Thoreau answers.
Vocabulary List Four.
Review YPF sample plays.
Reminders:
Cultural Event One due today.
Essay Two due by the end of the day on Friday.
YPF drafts due at class time next Monday.
Tuesday, 9/15/26
Read Kimmerer, My Perspectives pp. 234-244.
Open-note quiz and selected readings, The Scarlet Letter Ch. 6-14.
Assignment: finish The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 15-24, by next Tuesday.
Wednesday, 9/16/26
Vocabulary Exercise Four.
Third block club meetings.
Read Casares, My Perspectives (Savvas - Online Resource).
Read Nye, My Perspectives (Savvas - Online Resource).
Thursday, 9/17/26
Read Hampton, My Perspectives (Savvas - Online Resource).
Read Walls, My Perspectives (Savvas - Online Resource).
Friday, 9/18/26
Vocabulary Quiz Four.
Read Gurganus, My Perspectives (Savvas - Online Resource).
Reminders:
Essay Two due by the end of the day.
YPF drafts due at class time on Monday.
Open-note quiz Monday on Casares, Nye, Hampton, Walls, and Gurganus.
Open-note quiz Tuesday on The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 15-24.
WEEK FIVE
Tuesday, 9/8/26
Mr. Harris, Communities in School visit.
Open-note quiz: Hawthorne biography, The Scarlet Letter Introductory, and Ch. 1-5.
Assignment: Read chapters 6-14 by next Tuesday.
Wednesday, 9/9/26
Review selections from The Scarlet Letter Ch. 1-5 and yesterday's quiz answers.
Third block club meetings.
Thursday, 9/10/26
Update: CE One now due Monday.
Review SOL Practice # 1 answers as a class.
Friday, 9/11/26
Read "From Nature and Self-Reliance," My Perspectives pp. 204-208.
Read "From Walden and Civil Disobedience," My Perspectives pp. 214-224.
Answer the following questions:
# 2 and 3 on p. 209.
# 2, 3, 4, 5 on p. 227.
Reminders:
Cultural Event One due by the end of the day on Monday, 9/14.
The Scarlet Letter Ch. 6-14, due Tuesday, 9/15.
Essay Two due next Friday, 9/18.
YPF drafts due one week from Monday, on 9/21.
WEEK FOUR
Monday, 8/31/26
Unit Two Introduction slides & worksheet.
Vocabulary List Three.
Distribute copies of The Scarlet Letter.
Continue drafting and revision of YPF plays, Cultural Event One, and/or Essay Two.
Tuesday, 9/1/26
Review Hawthorne biography.
Begin reading The Scarlet Letter Introductory & Ch. 1-5, due next Tuesday.
Wednesday, 9/2/26
Note: everyone is now in Canvas. Double check that the version of Essay One you want graded is the most recent submission. Grading starts today!
Vocabulary Exercise Three.
Read Washington, My Perspectives pp. 136-137.
Read "An American Identity," My Perspectives pp. 142-144.
Continue reading The Scarlet Letter and/or drafting of YPF plays, Cultural Event One, and/or Essay Two.
Thursday, 9/3/26
Practice SOL # 1.
Continue reading The Scarlet Letter and/or drafting of YPF plays, Cultural Event One, and/or Essay Two.
Friday, 9/4/26
Read Whitman, My Perspectives pp. 147-153 and 156.
Read Dickinson, My Perspectives pp. 165-171 and 174.
Vocabulary Quiz Three.
Reminders:
The Scarlet Letter Introductory & Ch. 1-5, due Tuesday, 9/8.
Cultural Event One due Friday, 9/11.
Essay Two due Friday, 9/18.
YPF drafts due Monday, 9/21.
WEEK THREE
Monday, 8/24/26
Vocabulary List Two.
Open-note quiz on Equiano, O'Neil, Nelson, Franklin, and Henry.
Review online textbooks access and how to submit papers via Canvas.
Assign YPF Playwrighting Assignment:
Drafts due Monday, 9/21.
Final plays due Wednesday, 10/7.
Begin play drafting.
Reminder: Essay One final draft due Friday.
Tuesday, 8/25/26
Meet with Mr. Sparks re: course enrollment.
Continue Essay One revision and/or play drafting.
Wednesday, 8/26/26
Vocabulary Exercise Two.
Read "The Devil and Tom Walker" (Online Resource).
Review for Unit One Test.
Continue Essay One revision and/or play drafting.
Thursday, 8/27/26
Unit One Test.
Continue Essay One revision and/or play drafting.
Friday, 8/28/26
Vocabulary Quiz Two.
Essay One due.
Assign Cultural Event One, due Friday, 9/11.
Assign Essay Two, due Friday, 9/18.
Reminder: YPF first draft due Monday, 9/21.
WEEK TWO
Monday, 8/17/26
Vocabulary List One.
Read Hiawatha, My Perspectives pp. 72-78.
Work on Essay One drafting.
Tuesday, 8/18/26
Quiz on Jefferson, Morris, Madison, Amar, Hennessey, and Hiawatha.
Read Equiano, My Perspectives pp. 84-88.
Read O’Neil and Nelson, My Perspectives pp. 95-98.
Work on Essay One drafting.
Wednesday, 8/19/26
Vocabulary Exercise One.
Read Franklin, My Perspectives pp. 105-108.
Work on Essay One drafting.
Thursday, 8/20/26
Read Henry, My Perspectives pp. 112-116.
Create template for Essay One.
Work on Essay One drafting.
Reminder: Essay One first drafts due tomorrow at class time.
Friday, 8/21/26
Essay One handwritten first drafts due at class time.
Vocabulary Quiz One.
Work on Essay One revision.
Reminders:
Essay One final draft due next Friday.
Open-note quiz Monday on Equiano, O'Neil, Nelson, Franklin, and Henry.
WEEK ONE
Tuesday, 8/11/26
Access and bookmark the course website and VHCC Canvas page.
Review the English 111 course syllabus.
Introduction to Unit One Slides & Worksheet.
Read the Introduction to Unit One (“Writing Freedom”), My Perspectives pp. 6-7, 12-15.
Wednesday, 8/12/26
Review the VCCS Avoiding Plagiarism resource.
Read Jefferson, My Perspectives pp. 17-21.
Read Morris & Madison, My Perspectives pp. 30-33.
Answer questions 1-4 on My Perspectives p. 23 & 1-2 on p. 33.
When finished, complete yesterday's reading, if necessary (pp. 6-7 & 12-15).
Thursday, 8/13/26
Review answers to yesterday's questions.
Read Amar, My Perspectives pp. 36-43.
Assign Essay One:
Handwritten first draft due Friday, 8/21
Typed final draft due Friday, 8/28.
Begin brainstorming and outlining for Essay One.
Quiz tomorrow on Introduction to Unit One.
Friday, 8/14/26
Open-note quiz on the introduction to Unit One.
Read Hennessey, My Perspectives pp. 48-53.
Work on Essay One outlining and drafting.