WEEK SEVENTEEN

Monday, 5/11/26

• Small group work:  final exam review questions.

Tuesday, 5/12/26

• Oral review for the final exam.

Wednesday, 5/13/26

• Study for final exams.

Thursday, 5/14/26

• Final exam.

WEEK SIXTEEN

Monday, 5/4/26

• Animal Farm, selected readings.

• Read Woolf, Mirrors & Windows pp. 721-732.

• Answer questions 1-5 A & B on p. 733.

• Reminder:  Animal Farm Paper due tomorrow.

Tuesday, 5/5/26

• Animal Farm Paper due.

• Read Bowen, Mirrors & Windows pp. 762-767.

Wednesday, 5/6/26

• Collect copies of Animal Farm.

• Review for Unit Test (Orwell, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Housman, Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, and Bowen).

• Begin watching Animal Farm.

Thursday, 5/7/26

• Unit Test:  The Victorian, Modern, and Postmodern Periods.

• Finish watching Animal Farm.

Friday, 5/8/26

• School Picnic Day.

WEEK FIFTEEN

Monday, 4/27/26

• Read Arnold, Mirrors & Windows E-Selections pp. E239-242.

• Read Housman, Mirrors & Windows pp. 649-652.

• Read Animal Farm Ch. 7-8.

Tuesday, 4/28/26

• Assign Animal Farm Review Paper, due Tuesday, 5/5.

• Read Animal Farm Ch. 9-10.

Wednesday, 4/29/26

• Animal Farm selected readings and quiz.

• Work on Animal Farm Review Paper drafting. 

• Fourth block club meetings. 

Thursday, 4/30/26

• Read Yeats, Mirrors & Windows pp. 704-709 and Mirrors & Windows E-Selections p. E268.

• Read Eliot, Mirrors & Windows pp. 735 and 743-745.

• Continue Animal Farm Review Paper drafting. 

Friday, 5/1/26

• Read Joyce, Mirrors & Windows pp. 711-716.

• Answer questions 1-5 A & B, pp. 717.

• Continue Animal Farm Review Paper drafting. 

WEEK FOURTEEN

Monday, 4/20/26

• Vocabulary List Eleven.

• Unit Test:  The Romantic Period. 

• Slideshow & Worksheet:  Introduction to the Victorian, Modern & Postmodern Periods.

• Final preparation for oral presentations. 

Tuesday, 4/21/26

• British writer presentations.

• Distribute copies of Animal Farm.

• Read Orwell, Mirrors & Windows pp. 785-792.

• Answer questions 1-5 A & B, p. 793.

Wednesday, 4/22/26

• Review Orwell questions.

• Vocabulary Exercise Eleven.

• Slideshow and worksheet:  Symbolism in Animal Farm.

• Read Animal Farm, Ch. 1-2.

• Fourth block club meetings.

Thursday, 4/23/26

• British writer presentations, continued.

• Read Tennyson, Mirrors & Windows pp. 637 and 644-646.

• Read the Brownings, Mirrors & Windows pp. 583-586 and E-Selections p. E195-196.

• Read Animal Farm, Ch. 3-4.

Friday, 4/24/26

• British writer presentations, continued.

• Vocabulary Quiz Eleven.

• Read Animal Farm, Ch. 5-6.

WEEK THIRTEEN

Monday, 4/13/26

• Courtrooms to Classroom Field Trip.

• Students present should work on independent reading and/or make-up work.

Tuesday, 4/14/26

• Collect copies of Frankenstein.

• Quiz and selected readings, Frankenstein Ch. 22-24.

• Read excerpts from Wordsworth & Coleridge, Mirrors & Windows pp. 507-510 and 514-517.

• Assign group presentations on a British Author, due next Tuesday.

Wednesday, 4/15/26

• Special Games Day.

• Students present should work in the library on the British Author presentation, independent reading ,and/or make-up work.

• Fourth block club meetings.

Thursday, 4/16/26

• Students present should work in the library on the British Author presentation, independent reading, and/or make-up work.

Friday, 4/17/26

• Collect late copies of Frankenstein.

• Read excerpts from Byron, Shelley, and Keats, Mirrors & Windows pp. 541-543, 547-552, 555, and 561-562.

• Review for Monday's Unit Test:  The Romantic Period (Frankenstein, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats). 

• Reminder:  British Authors Presentation due Tuesday. 

WEEK TWELVE

Tuesday, 4/7/26

• Vocabulary List Ten.

• Review selected passages, Frankenstein, Ch. 7-15.

• Quiz:  Frankenstein Ch. 13-15.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 16-18.

Wednesday, 4/8/26

• Senior Photo Day.

• Work on make-up and/or independent reading from the library.

Thursday, 4/9/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Ten.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 19-21.

Friday, 4/10/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Ten.

• Review selected passages, Frankenstein, Ch. 16-21.

• Quiz:  Frankenstein Ch. 16-21.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 22-24 by Tuesday, 4/14.

WEEK ELEVEN

Monday, 3/30/26

• Review selected passages, Frankenstein Ch. 1-6.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 7-9.

Tuesday, 3/31/26

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 10-12.

• When finished, work on make-up work, as necessary. 

Wednesday, 4/1/26

• Quiz, Frankenstein Ch. 5-12.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 13-15.

WEEKS NINE & TEN

Monday, 3/16/26

• Video:  Frankenstein at 200.

• Read Frankenstein Letters 1-4 & Ch. 1.

• Vocabulary List Nine.

Tuesday, 3/17/26

• Quiz, Frankenstein Introduction, Letters 1-4 & Ch. 1.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 2-4.

Wednesday, 3/18/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Nine.

• Quiz, Frankenstein Ch. 2-4.

• Review for the Midterm Exam.

• Fourth block club meetings.

Thursday, 3/19/26

• Youth Government Day.

• Continue review for the Midterm Exam and make-up work.

Friday, 3/20/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Nine.

• Midterm Exam.

• Read Frankenstein Ch. 5-6.

Monday, 3/23 to 3/27/26

• Senior Trip Week.

• Students not attending Senior Trip:

  • • • Check Google Classroom for any missing assignments to submit.

      • Independent reading of a book of your choice from the library.

WEEK EIGHT

Monday, 3/9/26

• Vocabulary List Eight.

• Read Swift, Mirrors & Windows pp. 407-420.

• Assign satirical paper, due Friday.

Tuesday, 3/10/26

• Read Pope, Mirrors & Windows pp. 431-440.

• Continue working on the satirical paper. 

Wednesday, 3/11/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Eight. 

• Review for Unit Test:  The English Civil War, Restoration, and Age of Reason (Suckling, Marvell, Herrick, Milton, Pepys, Defoe, Swift, and Pope).

• Fourth block club meetings. 

Thursday, 3/12/26

• Slides and worksheet:  Introduction to the Romantic Period.

• Unit Test:  The English Civil War, Restoration, and Age of Reason.

• Read the Introduction to the Romantic Period, Mirrors & Windows pp. 486-492.

• Continue working on the satirical paper. 

Friday, 3/13/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Eight.

• Reminder:  satirical paper due.

• Read Gray, Mirrors & Windows E-Selections p. E-144.

• Read Burns, Mirrors & Windows pp. 494-497.

• Read Blake, Mirrors & Windows pp. 499-503.

• Distribute copies of Frankenstein (we will begin the novel on Monday).

• When finished, read the introduction to Frankenstein, pp v-xiii.

WEEK SEVEN

Monday, 3/2/26

• Vocabulary List Seven.

• Read examples of pastoral poetry by Marlowe and Raleigh, Mirrors & Windows pp.   212-213.

• Review for Unit Test:  The English Renaissance (Macbeth, Queen Elizabeth I, The King James Bible, sonnets, and pastoral poetry).

• Work on Macbeth paper drafting and revision.

Tuesday, 3/3/26

• VBSA Extra Credit Essay (Contest Deadline May 4th).

• Unit Test:  The English Renaissance.

• Slides and worksheet:  Introduction to the English Civil War, Restoration, and the Age of Reason.

• Read the introduction to Unit Five, Mirrors & Windows pp.  363-368.

• Work on Macbeth paper drafting and revision.

Wednesday, 3/4/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Seven.

• Work on Macbeth paper drafting and revision.

• Work on make-up assignments, as necessary.

• Fourth block club meetings.

Thursday, 3/5/26

• Read the Carpe Diem Poets, Mirrors & Windows pp. 369-370 and 379-382.

• Read Milton, Mirrors & Windows pp. 385-399.

• Reminder:  Macbeth paper due tomorrow.

Friday, 3/6/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Seven.

• Macbeth paper due.

• Once submitted, read Pepys & Defoe, Mirrors & Windows pp. 446-462.

WEEK SIX

Tuesday, 2/24/26

• Vocabulary List Six.

• Reminder:  Macbeth response p. 275 due. 

• Read and take summary notes on Macbeth, Act III.

Wednesday, 2/25/26

• Read and take summary notes on Macbeth, Act IV.

• Fourth block club meetings.

Thursday, 2/26/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Six.

• Read and take summary notes on Macbeth, Act V.

• Assigned Macbeth review paper, due next Friday.

Friday, 2/27/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Six. 

• Watch scenes from Macbeth, Act V.

• Quiz and summary notes due, Macbeth Acts III-V. 

• Work on Macbeth paper drafting.

WEEK FIVE

Monday, 2/16/26

• Vocabulary List Five.

• Review excerpts from the King James I Bible, Mirrors & Windows pp. 216-221.

• Begin reading and taking summary notes on Macbeth, Act I.

Tuesday, 2/17/26

• Review Vocabulary List Five.

• Continue reading and taking summary notes on Macbeth, Act I. 

Wednesday, 2/18/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Five.

• Video:  Biography of Shakespeare.

• Club Meetings, Block Four.

Thursday, 2/19/26

• Read and take summary notes on Macbeth, Act II.

• Answer questions 1-5 (A & B) on p. 290.

Friday, 2/20/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Five.

• Review selected readings from Macbeth, Act II.

• Quiz:  Macbeth, Acts I & II.  Staple Act I summary notes and Act II questions to your quiz.

• Choose either the creative or descriptive writing prompt on p. 275 and compose a 1-page response.  Submit to on paper no later than Monday at class time. 

WEEK FOUR

Monday, 2/9/26

• Vocabulary List Four.

• Review Arthurian readings.  Quiz tomorrow.

• Read folk ballads, Mirrors & Windows pp. 86-88.

Tuesday, 2/10/26

• Read folk ballads, Mirrors & Windows pp. 89-94.

• Quiz and summary notes due:  Arthurian Legends.

• Review for Unit Test:  Medieval Literature.

Wednesday, 2/11/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Four.

• Unit Test:  Medieval Literature.

• Read the introductions to Units Three:  Mirrors & Windows pp. 181-186.

• Fourth block club meetings. 

Thursday, 2/12/26

• Slideshow and worksheet:  Introduction to the English Renaissance.

• Read Queen Elizabeth I, Mirrors & Windows pp. 187-189.

• Read sonnets, Mirrors & Windows pp. 195-207.

• Read excerpts from the King James I Bible, Mirrors & Windows pp. 216-221.

Friday, 2/13/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Four. 

• Slideshow and worksheet:  Introduction to Shakespeare.

• Read the introduction to Unit Four & "Macbeth," Mirrors & Windows pp. 247-257.

WEEK THREE

Monday, 1/19/26

• Continue reading and taking summary notes on Chaucer, Mirrors & Windows pp. 103-109.

• Vocabulary List Three.

Tuesday, 1/20/26

• Vocabulary Exercise Three.

• Continue reading and taking summary notes on Chaucer, Mirrors & Windows pp. 109-116.

Wednesday, 1/21/26

• Finish reading and taking summary notes on Chaucer, Mirrors & Windows pp. 119-133.

• Fourth block club meetings.

Thursday, 1/22/26

• Review "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Wife of Bath's Tale."

• Quiz and notes due:  Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.  

• Begin reading excerpts from, and making notes on, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte d'Arthur, Mirrors & Windows pp. 140-153.

Friday, 1/23/26

• Vocabulary Quiz Three.

• Finish reading excerpts from, and making notes on, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte d'Arthur, Mirrors & Windows pp. 154-162.

• When finished, answer questions 1-5 (A & B) on p. 165.

WEEK TWO

Monday, 1/12/26

• Vocabulary List Two.

• Finish reading and taking summary notes on “Beowulf,” Mirrors & Windows pp. 30-48.

• Begin Response Journal, Beowulf.

Tuesday, 1/13/26

• Open-note quiz:  Beowulf.

• Due today:  Response Journal, Beowulf.

• Review questions for Unit Test One.

Wednesday, 1/14/26

• Unit Test One.

• Vocabulary Exercise Two.

• Reading assignment:  Mirrors & Windows pp. 79-84.

• Fourth block club meetings. 

Thursday, 1/15/26

• Slideshow and worksheet:  Introduction to Unit Two.

• Work on make-up assignments, as needed. 

Friday, 1/16/26

• Begin reading and taking summary notes on Chaucer, Mirrors & Windows pp. 96-103.

• Vocabulary Quiz Two.

WEEK ONE

Tuesday, 1/6/26

• Register in Google Classroom and Mirrors & Windows Online.

• Review the English 12 course syllabus.

• Complete Vocabulary List One.

• Complete the Biography Questionnaire (due tomorrow). 

Wednesday, 1/7/26

• Biography Questionnaire due.

• Slideshow and worksheet:  Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Period.

• Read the introduction to Unit One, Mirrors & Windows, pp. 1-6.

Thursday, 1/8/26

• Quiz:  Introduction to Unit One.

• Read Bede, Mirrors & Windows, pp. 7-12.

• Read excerpts from "The Exeter Book" in Mirrors & Windows, pp. 55-63.

• Vocabulary Exercise One.

Friday, 1/9/26

• Vocabulary Quiz One.

• Begin reading and taking summary notes on “Beowulf,” Mirrors & Windows pp. 20-30.