Assignments and Due Dates
Lists of Assignments and Due Dates
Regularly Scheduled Weekly Assignments:
Tuesday: Grammar! Worksheets are usually due the next day.
Wednesday: In-class Journal.
Thursday: Grammar!
Fridays: Independent Reading Days. Students must bring independent reading book of their choice in order to receive credit for that day.
June 12: English 4 Final Exam.
June 7: Review for Final Exam.
June 6: Sections 8 AND 9 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss end of Night.
June 5: Section 7 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss Section 7. Begin pp. 99-109.
June 4: Section 6 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss Section 6. Begin pp. 93-98.
June 1: Section 5 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss Section 5. Begin pp. 81-92.
May 31: Continue reading Section 5.
May 30: Section 4 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss Section 4. Begin pp. 63-80.
May 29: Continue reading Section 4.
May 25: Section 3 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss Section 3. Begin pp. 45-62.
May 24: Continue reading Section 3.
May 23: Section 2 Study Guide Questions DUE. Discuss Section 2. Begin pp. 27-43.
May 22: Section 1 Study Guide Questions DUE. Begin pp. 21-26.
May 21: Finish reading pages 1-20.
May 18: Begin reading pages 1-20
May 17: Check out Night; Night pre-reading activity
May 16: Things Fall Apart IN-CLASS ESSAY
May 15: Things Fall Apart TEST
May 14: Chapters 24 and 25 Questions DUE
May 11: IR
May 10: Chapters 22 and 23 Questions DUE
May 9: Chapters 20 and 21 Questions DUE
May 8: Chapters 18 and 19 Questions DUE
May 7: Chapters 16 and 17 Questions DUE
May 4: IR; QUIZ on Part 1
May 3: Chapter 14 and 15 Questions DUE
May 2: Chapter 13 Questions DUE
May 1: Chapter 12 Questions DUE
April 30: Chapter 11 Questions DUE
April 27: Independent Reading
April 26: Chapter 10 Questions DUE
April 25: Chapter 9 Questions DUE
April 24: Chapter 8 Questions DUE
April 23: Chapter 7 Questions DUE
April 20: Independent Reading
April 19: Chapters 5 and 6 Questions DUE
April 18: Chapters 5 & 6 and complete study guide questions.
April 17: Read TFA chapter 4 and complete study guide in class.
April 16: Read TFA chapter 3 and complete study guide in class.
April 13: Independent Reading
April 12: Read TFA chapter 2 and complete study guide.
April 11: Complete study guide questions for chapter 1 in class; learn about Ibo culture (kola nut, cowries).
April 10: Check out Things Fall Apart; read chapter 1.
April 9: Introduction to Things Fall Apart.
March 30: END OF QUARTER.
March 23: Sonnet 130 Project DUE.
March 22: Movie day (substitute teacher).
March 21: Work on Sonnet 130 project
March 20: Sonnet 130
March 19: Sonnets and Sonnet 18 Worksheet. WORKSHEET DUE TOMORROW, March 20.
March 16: Independent Reading
March 15: Begin poetry unit; "Sound of Night" and sound devices.
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) on March 13 & 14.
March 6: Persuasive Unit TEST. Go over/analyze practice CAHSEE Exam.
March 5: Persuasive business letter DUE. Practice CAHSEE Exam.
Mar. 2: Independent Reading.
Mar. 1: Work on / edit letter.
Feb. 29: Articulation presentation.
Feb. 28: Work on business letter in class.
Feb. 27: Announce persuasive business letter assignment; go over prompt. Begin planning letter.
Feb. 24: Watch segments of "Freakonomics."
Feb. 23: Go over worksheet. Analyze infomercials.
Feb. 22: Logical Fallacies worksheet.
Feb. 21: Logical Fallacies notes.
Feb. 16: Logical Fallacies notes.
Feb. 15: Analyze "Abolishing the Penny."
Feb. 14: Read "Abolishing the Penny," p. 588.
Feb. 13: Pair work on Time Magazine persuasive article.
Feb. 10: Independent Reading.
Feb. 9: Critiquing an argument notes. Critique article on p. 580.
Feb. 8: Finish reading and analyze article on p. 580.
Feb. 7 Begin reading "Doing Nothing is Something," p. 580.
Feb. 6: Begin daily CAHSEE prep. Begin persuasive unit.
Feb. 3: Independent Reading
Feb. 2: Dictation assignment. HOMEWORK: Finish writing perfect paragraph!
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Jan. 11: Begin Macbeth Act 2.
Jan. 10: Complete Macbeth Act I Study Guide
Jan. 9: Macbeth Act 1, finish reading Act I
Jan. 6: Macbeth Act 1, finish Scene 3 worksheet.
Jan. 5: Macbeth Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3.
Jan. 4: Macbeth Act 1, Scene 1.
Jan. 3: Prepare for reading Macbeth; unlocking Shakespeare's language.
Wed., Nov. 30 - Dec. 14: Grammar!
Tuesday, Nov. 29: Grammar: Complete Subjects and Predicates. HOMEWORK: Worksheets (pp. 28-30) due tomorrow!!!
Monday, Nov. 28: Siddhartha flipbook due for normal credit. Grammar: Simple Subjects and Predicates. HOMEWORK: Worksheets (pp. 25-27) due tomorrow!!!
Friday, Nov. 18: Siddhartha vocabulary TEST. FLIPBOOK DUE FOR 5 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
Thursday, Nov. 17: Siddhartha vocabulary review.
Wednesday, Nov. 16: IN CLASS ESSAY ON SIDDHARTHA.
Tuesday, Nov. 15: Chapter 12 Questions due. PLAN IN-CLASS ESSAY.
Monday, Nov. 14: Chapter 11 Questions due. HW: Read chapter 12 and answer questions.
Thursday, Nov. 10: Chapter 10 Questions due. HW: Read chapter 11 and answer questions.
Wednesday, Nov. 9: Chapter 9 Questions due. HW: Read chapter 10 and answer questions.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: Chapter 8 Questions due. HW: Read chapter 9 and answer questions.
Monday, Nov. 7: Chapter 7 Questions due. HW: Read chapter 8 and answer questions.
Friday, Nov. 4: Begin flipbook project in class.
Thursday, Nov. 3: Chapter 6 Study Guide questions due! HW: Read Chapter 7 and answer questions.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Quiz on Chapters 1-4 (including vocab. from chapters 1-4). Read Ch. 6 of Siddartha and answer study guide questions.
Tuesday, Nov. 1: Read Ch. 5 of Siddhartha and answer study guide questions.
Monday, Oct. 31: Notes on Four Noble Truths. Read Ch. 4 of Siddhartha and answer study guide questions.
Friday, Oct. 28: Independent Reading.
Thursday, Oct. 27: Read Ch. 3 of Siddhartha and answer study guide questions.
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Read Ch. 2 of Siddhartha and answer study guide questions.
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Read Ch. 1 of Siddhartha and answer study guide questions.
Monday, Oct. 24: FINAL DRAFT OF SHORT STORY DUE. Final draft must be submitted with rough draft, peer edit worksheet, and story planning packet.
Friday, Oct. 21: Independent Reading.
Thursday, Oct. 20: Check out Siddhartha. Begin pre-reading activities with Siddhartha vocabulary.
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Grammar (run-on sentences review). HOMEWORK: FINISH RUN-ON SENTENCE WORKSHEETS.
Tuesday, Oct. 18: Peer edit rough draft.
Monday, Oct. 17: Begin revisions of rough draft.
Tuesday, Oct. 11-Friday, Oct. 14: Continue writing rough draft.
Monday, Oct. 10: Continue Short Story packet; finish Plot Chart. Begin rough draft.
Friday, Oct. 7: Independent Reading
Thursday, Oct. 6: Answer questions 4, 5, and 6 in packet; begin Plot Chart.
Wednesday, Oct. 5: Begin Short Story packet. HW: Complete questions 1, 2, and 3 in Story Planning Guide packet.
Tuesday, Oct. 4: QUIZ on everything we've done so far this semester (25 question multiple choice).
Monday, Oct. 3: Review how to format dialogue, semi-colons, colons.
Friday, Sept. 30: Independent Reading
Thursday, Sept. 29: Comma splices, semi-colons, colons.
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Finish"Shoofly Pie"; characters and character traits.
Tuesday, Sept. 27: Read "Shoofly Pie".
Monday, Sept. 26: Grammar: Run-on sentences, comma splices.
Friday, September 23: Independent Reading
Thursday, September 22: "The Children's Story". Explore concepts of ideology.
Wednesday, September 21: Finish reading "Harrison Bergeron"; notes, plot chart
Tuesday, September 20: "Harrison Bergeron" Vocabulary; begin reading "Harrison Bergeron"
Monday, September 19: Comic strip dialogue activity
Friday, September 16: Independent reading
Thursday, September 15: Read "Button, button" short story; notes on how to properly format dialogue.
Wednesday, September 14: In-class Article of the Week
Tuesday, September 13: How to do an Article of the Week assignment
Monday, September 12: Author's purpose in-class assignment
Thursday, September 8: Grammar diagnostic
Wednesday, September 7: Perfect Paragraph
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Listed with most recent assignments and due dates first:
June 13: FINAL EXAM PERIODS 5 & 6
June 10: FINAL EXAM PERIODS 3 & 4
June 9: FINAL EXAM PERIODS 1 & 2
June 8: Final Exam Review
June 7: Night, pages 99-109 DUE
June 6: Night, pages 93-98 DUE
June 3: Night, pages 81-92 DUE
June 2: Night, pages 63-80 DUE
June 1 (Minimum Day): Reading Day
May 31: Night, pages 45-62 DUE
May 27: Night, pages 27-43 DUE
May 26: Night, pages 21-26 DUE
May 25: Night, pages 1-20 DUE
May 24: Reading Day
May 23: Articulation Day: Night Pre-Reading Assignment
May 20: Independent Reading
May 19: Check out Night
May 18: Things Fall Apart IN-CLASS ESSAY
May 17: Things Fall Apart TEST
May 16: Chapters 24 and 25 Questions DUE
May 13: IR
May 12: Chapters 22 and 23 Questions DUE
May 11: Chapters 20 and 21 Questions DUE
May 10: Chapters 18 and 19 Questions DUE
May 9: Chapters 16 and 17 Questions DUE
May 6: IR
May 5: Chapter 14 and 15 Questions DUE; Quiz on Part I of TFA
May 4: Chapter 13 Questions DUE; Articulation Video
May 3: Chapter 12 Questions DUE
May 2: Chapter 11 Questions DUE
April 29: Independent Reading
April 28: Chapter 10 Questions DUE
April 27: Chapter 9 Questions DUE
April 26: Chapter 8 Questions DUE
April 25: Chapter 7 Questions DUE
April 22: Independent Reading
April 21: Chapters 5 and 6 Questions DUE
April 18-20: Complete through Chapter 4 in-class.
April 15: Independent Reading
April 12-14: Check out Things Fall Apart, begin reading in-class.
Mar. 25: Independent Reading
Mar. 24: Complete analyzing "Abolishing the Penny" article.
Mar. 23: Begin analyzing "Abolishing the Penny" article.
Mar. 22: Complete "The Best Investment" article.
Mar. 21: Begin analyzing "The Best Investment" article.
Mar. 18: Independent Reading
Mar. 17: Notes on Critiquing an Argument; critiquing infomercials and their arguments.
Mar. 16: Complete "Doing Nothing is Something."
Mar. 15: Begin analyzing "Doing Nothing is Something" in textbook.
Mar. 14: Begin Persuasive Unit. Notes on Elements of an Argument.
Mar. 11: Independent Reading
Mar. 10: Finish Movie
Mar. 9: CAHSEE Exam / Movie: "Dead Poets' Society"
Mar. 8: CAHSEE Exam / Movie: "Dead Poets' Society"
Mar. 7: POETRY ANALYSIS ESSAY DUE (100 POINTS).
You may find "The Fish" HERE.
You may find "Exile" HERE.
Mar. 4: Finish writing rough draft / Independent Reading.
Mar. 3: Continue writing rough draft.
Mar. 2: Attend preview of "Thoroughly Modern Millie."
Mar. 1: Begin writing rough draft.
Feb. 28: Finish finding examples of figurative language and sound devices in your poem. Begin crafting your thesis.
Feb. 25: Independent Reading.
Feb. 24: Continue in packet organizer.
Feb. 23: Paraphrase your poem.
Feb. 22: Begin poetry analysis essay. Read sample essay. Decide on a topic and begin organizing your essay.
Feb. 21: No school.
Feb. 18: Independent Reading.
Feb. 17: TEST: Poetry Unit.
Feb. 16: "The Fish"--free verse.
Feb. 15: "Exile"--narrative poetry.
Feb. 14: "Fifteen"--find examples of personification and enjambment.
Feb. 11: No school.
Feb. 10: "Midwinter Blues--write paragraph summary; peer edit (in-class); submit perfect paragraph by end of class.
Feb. 9: "Midwinter Blues"--begin summary (in-class).
Feb. 8: "Sound of Night"--find examples of alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition (in-class).
Feb. 7: Sonnet #130. Work on project in class; finish at home (if needed).
Feb. 3: Sonnet #18. Work on worksheets in class; finish at home (if needed).
Jan. 26-28: Final exams.
Jan. 11-Jan.25: Finish Macbeth. No homework.
January 10: Macbeth, Act 1, scene 7--listen/read and in-class worksheet.
January 7: Independent Reading day.
January 6: Macbeth, Act 1, scenes 4-6.
January 5: Macbeth, Act 1, scenes 2-3.
January 4: Check out Macbeth, begin Act 1.
January 3: Unlocking Shakespeare's Language worksheets.
December 17: Grammar Quiz.
December 6-16: Grammar!
December 6: SIDDHARTHA FLIPBOOK DUE.
December 2 and 3: Work on IN-CLASS FINAL ESSAY for Siddhartha.
November 30 and December 1: Work on flipbook in class.
November 29: Begin Flipbook to review chapters 5-12 and connect the chapters with the Eightfold Path. Instructions for the flipbook can be found in the Materials section on the previous page.
October 25 - Nov. 19: Finish Siddhartha Ch. 5-12.
Friday, Oct. 22: Quiz: Siddhartha, Ch. 1-4 AND Ch. 1-4 Vocabulary.
Wednesday, Oct. 20: Read Siddhartha, Ch. 4. HW: Study Guide Questions for Chapter 4.
Tuesday, Oct. 19: Read Siddhartha, Ch. 3. HW: Study Guide Questions for Chapter 3.
Monday, October 18: Read Siddhartha, Chapter 2. HW: Study Guide Questions for Chapter 2.
Tuesday, October 12: Short Story FINAL DRAFT DUE.
Friday, October 10: In-class writing of rough draft.
Wednesday, Oct. 8: In-class writing of rough draft.
Wednesday, Sept. 29: Quotation Mark Grammar worksheets due.
Old 2009-2010 Due Dates Listed Below:
Monday, June 21: 5th period final exam.
Friday, June 18: 4th period final exam.
Thursday, June 17: 1st period final exam.
Wednesday, June 16: In-class review for final exam.
Tuesday, June 15: Night pp. 99-109 questions due.
Friday, June 10: Night pp. 81-98 questions due.
Wednesday, June 9: Night pp. 63-80 questions due.
Tuesday, June 8: Night pp. 45-62 questions due.
Friday, June 4: Night pp. 27-43 questions due.
Thursday, June 3: Night pp. 21-26 questions due.
Wednesday, June 2: Night pp. 1-20 questions due.
Thursday, May 20: Things Fall Apart project DUE.
Wednesday, May 19: Things Fall Apart test. 40 multiple choice questions plus in-class short essay.
Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and 18: In-class time to work on projects, review novel, and ask questions.
Thursday, May 13: Chapters 23-25 study guide questions DUE.
Wednesday, May 12: Chapters 20 - 22 study guide questions DUE.
Tuesday, May 11: Chapters 18 and 19 study guide questions DUE.
Monday, May 10: Chapters 16 and 17 study guide questions DUE.
Week of May 3 - May 7: Catch up on reading Things Fall Apart and work on Things Fall Apart five part project.
Thursday, Apr. 29: Read chapters 14-15 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions. (Reading assignment due on Monday, May 3.)
Wednesday, Apr. 28: Read chapters 12-13 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions. (Reading assignment due next day.)
Tuesday, Apr. 27: Read chapter 11 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions. (Reading assignment due next day.)
Monday, Apr. 26: Read chapters 9-10 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions. (Reading assignment due next day.)
Thursday, Apr. 22: Read chapters 7-8 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions. (Reading assignment due on Monday, Apr. 26.)
Wed., Apr. 21: Read chapters 4-6 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions.
Tues., Apr. 20: Persuasive Essay DUE. Read chapters 1-3 of Things Fall Apart and answer study guide questions.
Fri., Apr. 16: Persuasive Unit Test. Test will cover all material since March 22, including articles "Abolishing the Penny Makes Good Sense," "Doing Nothing is Something," and "Don't Tweet on Me."
Wed. & Thurs., Apr. 14-15: Organizing thoughts and writing first draft of persuasive essay in class.
Tuesday, Apr. 13: Choose topic and article for Persuasive Essay.
Wed., Apr. 7: In-class notes and worksheet on Logical Fallacies.
Tuesday, Apr. 6: In-class assignment--read "Abolishing the Penny Makes Good Sense" (p. 588 in textbook) and break down argument into claim, reasons, supports, objections, and counterarguments.
Monday, Apr. 5: In-class assignment--Inductive and Deductive Reasoning notes and worksheets.
Friday, Mar. 26: In-class Independent Reading Book Review. Students must have completed at least 200 pages of their independent reading book by that day.
Monday, Mar. 22: Revised and completed grammar packet due.
Thursday, March 11: Poetry analysis essay DUE (typed, double-spaced). Turn in organizer, first draft, and final essay.
Tuesday, March 9: Write first draft of poetry analysis in class.
Monday, March 8: Read sample poetry analysis. Organize your poetry analysis essay.
Friday, March 5: Independent Reading
Thursday, March 4: Poetry Unit TEST (36 multiple choice questions); independent reading.
Wednesday, Feb. 17: Worksheet and "One-Pager" assignment due for Sonnet #130 by William Shakespeare
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SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAMS:
PERIOD 1: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 7:25-9:25
PERIOD 4: Thursday, Feb. 4, 9:35-11:35
PERIOD 5: Friday, Feb. 5, 7:25-9:25
SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE is here!
Tuesday, Feb. 2: In-class Independent Reading Book Review. Students must complete 200 pages of their independent reading book by this date.
Fri., Jan. 22: Quiz on Macbeth, Acts 1 and 2
Fri., Jan. 15: Macbeth Act I Scene 7 Worksheet due.
Thurs., Jan. 14: Macbeth Act I Scene 5 Promptbook due.
Fri., Dec. 18: In-Class Independent Reading Book Review. Students must have completed at least 200 pages of their independent reading book by this date.
Thurs., Dec. 17: Quiz on "By the Waters of Babylon," "There Will Come Soft Rains" (short story and poem), and prepositions.
Fri., Dec. 11: Expository Essay regarding technology due (we will work on this in-class on Thursday).
Thurs., Dec. 10: Begin Expository Essay in class using the writing prompt on page 319 in your textbook. Chart pros and cons of technological advancements using personal experience and opinion and details from "By the Waters of Babylon" and "There Will Come Soft Rains."
Thurs., Dec. 10: Business Letter Assignment due (we will begin working on this in class on Tuesday). Click here to download Business Letter Assignment.
An online copy of the article for the Business Letter Assignment can be found here: "Inside the Home of the Future," by Kelly Greene. NOTE: You are only responsible for the following portions of the article: Introduction, "The Intelligent House," and "Kicked-Up Kitchen."
Wed., 12/9: Read "There Will Come Soft Rains"--both the poem by Sara Teasdale and the short story by the same title by Ray Bradbury.
[No Article of the Week due this week (12/7 - 12/11)]
Wed., Dec. 2: Finish reading "By the Waters of Babylon" by the time you come to class on Wednesday. Links to an online text of the story can be found here: Part 1 Part 2
[No Article of the Week due this week (11/30 - 12/4)]
Fri., Nov. 20: Siddhartha Vocab Quiz
Thurs., Nov. 19: In-class essay on a major theme in Siddhartha
Thurs. Nov. 19: Siddhartha Flip Book due.
[NOTE: No Article of the Week this week (11/17-11/19)]
Wed., Nov. 18: Siddhartha Ch. 12 Questions due.
Tues., Nov. 17: Siddhartha Ch. 11 Questions due.
Fri., Oct. 30: Siddhartha Quiz, Chapters 1-4
Mon., Oct. 19: Short Story (Final Draft) due.