DC ENGLISH 11 - 3rd Block
DC ENGLISH 11 - 3rd Block
Fall, 2026
Fall, 2026
WEEK TEN
Monday, 10/12/26
Midterm Exam.
When finished, work on Essay Three and/or reading Tom Sawyer.
Tuesday, 10/13/26
SOL Benchmark in Mastery Connect.
Reminder: Tom Sawyer Ch. 10-22 due tomorrow.
Wednesday, 10/14/26
Quiz and selected readings: Tom Sawyer Ch. 10-22.
Due next Wednesday: Tom Sawyer Ch. 23-35 + conclusion.
Finish / make-up SOL Benchmark, if necessary.
Third block club meetings.
Thursday, 10/15/26
Barter Theatre field trip: Dracula.
Friday, 10/16/26
Essay Three and slides due by the end of the day.
When finished, continue reading Tom Sawyer (finish the novel by next Wednesday).
WEEK NINE
Monday, 10/5/26
Discuss academic third-person writing and cultural event papers.
Distribute Voice of Democracy E.C. prompts.
Read The Gettysburg Address - Online Resource.
Read Lincoln, My Perspectives pp. 291-294.
Read Goodwin, My Perspectives pp. 300-304.
Reminders:
Tom Sawyer Ch. 1-9 due tomorrow.
YPF final drafts due Wednesday.
Dracula permission form due Friday.
Cultural Event Two due Friday.
Tuesday, 10/6/26
Open-note quiz and selected readings, Tom Sawyer Ch. 1-9.
Read Ch. 10-22 by next Wednesday.
Wednesday, 10/7/26
YPF final drafts due by the end of the day.
Read Stanton, My Perspectives pp. 326-329.
When finished, work on Cultural Event Two or reading Tom Sawyer.
Third block club meetings.
Thursday, 10/8/26
Read Warren, My Perspectives pp. 340-346.
Read "Harlem Renaissance," My Perspectives pp. 352-353.
Read Hughes, My Perspectives pp. 355-359.
Read Bontemps and Johnson, My Perspectives pp. 367-369.
When finished, work on Cultural Event Two or reading Tom Sawyer.
Friday, 10/9/26
Cultural Event Two due by the end of the day.
Distribute review questions for the Midterm Exam. The exam is scheduled for Monday.
Homework: study for the Midterm Exam and continue reading Tom Sawyer.
WEEK EIGHT
Monday, 9/28/26
Distribute copies of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Distribute permission forms for the Barter Theatre fieldtrip to see Dracula on 10/15. Forms and payment due no later than 10/9.
Vocabulary List Six.
Review for the Unit Two Test.
Slideshow & worksheet: Introduction to Unit Three, Leaders & Visionaries (1850-1890).
When finished, work on CE Two, Essay Three, and/or YPF revision.
Tuesday, 9/29/26
Unit Two Test.
Read Mark Twain biography, My Perspectives p. 403.
Begin reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 1-9, due next Tuesday.
Wednesday, 9/30/26
Vocabulary Exercise Six.
Logical Fallacies worksheet.
When finished, continue reading Tom Sawyer.
Thursday, 10/1/26
Read "The Jungle Opened My Eyes," My Perspectives pp. 266-267.
Read "Civil War and Social Change," My Perspectives pp. 272-275.
Read "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?," My Perspectives pp. 276-281.
When finished, work on reading Tom Sawyer or YPF revisions.
Friday, 10/2/26
Vocabulary Quiz Six.
When finished, work on reading Tom Sawyer or papers.
Reminders:
Tom Sawyer Ch. 1-9 due Tuesday, 10/6.
YPF final drafts due Wednesday, 10/7.
Cultural Event Two due Friday, 10/9.
Essay Three & Slides due Friday, 10/16.
WEEK SEVEN
Monday, 9/21/26
YPF drafts due.
Vocabulary List Five.
Open-note quiz on Cásares, Nye, Hampton, Walls, and Garganus.
YPF draft workshop x 2.
Tuesday, 9/22/26
U.S. Military visit.
Assign Cultural Event Two, due Friday, 10/9.
Assign Essay Three, due Friday, 10/16.
YPF draft workshop x 1.
Wednesday, 9/23/26
Vocabulary Exercise Five.
YPF draft workshop x 1.
Third block club meetings.
Review English 111 common errors.
Thursday, 9/24/26
Open-note quiz, selected readings, and scholarship on The Scarlet Letter, Ch. 15-24.
YPF draft workshop x 1.
Friday, 9/25/26
Vocabulary Quiz Five.
YPF draft workshop x 3.
Read Poe, "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" (Canvas - Online Resource).
Reminder: YPF final drafts due Wednesday, 10/7.
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 Cásares, 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).
Read Gurganus, My Perspectives (Savvas - Online Resource).
When finished, work on papers and/or reading The Scarlet Letter.
Final Scarlet Letter quiz moved to Thursday, 9/24.
Friday, 9/18/26
Vocabulary Quiz Four.
Work on papers and/or reading The Scarlet Letter.
Reminders:
Essay Two due by the end of the day.
YPF drafts due at class time on Monday.
Open-note quiz Monday on Cásares, Nye, Hampton, Walls, and Gurganus.
Open-note quiz Thursday 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.