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Listed with most recent assignments and due dates first:

October 7: Week 5 Vocabulary Flashcards; Finish reading Chapter 2.

October 4: Week 4 Vocabulary Quiz; Independent Reading.

October 3: Continue Chapter 2.

October 2: Begin Chapter 2.

October 1: Finish characterization worksheets for Of Mice and Men.

September 30: Week 4 Vocabulary flashcards; Characterization worksheets for Of Mice and Men.

September 20: CSI PAPER DUE!!! Vocabulary quiz; Independent Reading.

September 19: Finish writing and editing CSI papers.

September 9 - 18: Write CSI paper in class.

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May 7: Act I.

May 6: Begin Romeo and Juliet. Notes on Shakespearean Drama. Prologue.

May 6: RESEARCH PAPER DUE!

April 26-May 3: Write Elizabethan Age research paper in class (notes, outline, paper, works cited).

April 23-25: Intro to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age.

April 17-22: CST testing.

April 8-15: Prep for CST testing.

March 25: Animal Farm essays DUE!

March 22: Go to counseling office for articulation.

March 18-21: Work on Animal Farm essays in class.

March 11-15: Animal Farm review and test, grammar, grammar quiz, visits from counselors to help plan schedules from next year. [Each period has a slightly different schedule due to counselor visits on different days.]

March 8: Complete Animal Farm character analysis sheet. [No quiz due to teacher illness earlier in the week.]

March 7: Study guide questions for chapter 10 DUE.

March 6: Study guide questions for chapter 9 DUE. Discuss chapter 9. Homework: Read chapter 10 and complete study guide questions.

March 5: Study guide questions for chapter 8 DUE. Discuss chapter 8. Homework: Read chapter 9 and complete study guide questions.

March 4: Continue reading chapter 8 and completing study guide questions. Homework: Chapter 8.

March 1: Grammar QUIZ. Homework: Continue reading chapter 8 and completing study guide questions.

February 28: Grammar. Study guide questions for chapter 7 DUE. Discuss chapter 7. Homework: Read chapter 8 and complete study guide questions (due Tuesday, March 5).

February 27: Grammar. Time in class to finish reading chapter 7 and complete study guide questions (DUE tomorrow).

February 26: Grammar. Discuss chapters 5 and 6. Homework: Continue working on chapter 7.

February 25: Grammar. Study guide questions for chapters 5 and 6 DUE. District-mandated Healthy Kids survey. Homework: Work on chapter 7 and complete study guide questions (due Thursday).

February 22: Grammar QUIZ. Read chapter 6 and complete study guide questions.

February 21: Grammar. Study guide questions for chapter 4 DUE. Discuss chapter 4. HOMEWORK: Read chapter 5 and complete study guide questions.

February 20: Grammar. Study guide questions for chapters 1-3 DUE. Discuss chapter 3. Fill in more of the character chart; list 7 commandments in notebook. HOMEWORK: Read chapter 4 and complete study guide questions.

February 19: Grammar. Finish reading chapter 2; answer study guide questions for chapters 1 and 2. HOMEWORK: Read chapter 3 and complete study guide questions.

February 14: Grammar QUIZ. Read chapter 2.

February 13: Grammar. Analyze Old Major's speech.

February 12. Grammar. Begin character chart in class with a partner.

February 11: Grammar. Read Animal Farm, chapter 1 aloud in class.

February 8: Grammar QUIZ. Independent Reading.

February 7: Grammar. Check out Animal Farm from library. Read Aesop's fables and chart animal stereotypes in notes.

February 6: Grammar. Animal Farm prereading vocabulary (context clues).

February 5: Mandatory district suicide prevention presentation.

February 4: Grammar. Animal Farm prereading themes and vocabulary.

January 28-Feb. 1: Grammar and Odyssey movie.

January 25: FINAL EXAM for Periods 5 and 6.

January 24: FINAL EXAM for Period 4.

January 22: Review for final exam.

January 18: Grammar QUIZ. Read Book 23 of the Odyssey.

January 17: Grammar. Read Book 22 of the Odyssey.

January 16: Grammar. Finish Book 21 of the Odyssey.

January 15: Grammar. Read Book 17 of the Odyssey and start Book 21.

January 14: Grammar. Read Book 16 of the Odyssey.

January 11: Grammar QUIZ.

January 10: Grammar. Finish Book 12 of the Odyssey.

January 9: Grammar. Read Book 12 of the Odyssey.

January 8: Grammar. Read Book 11 of the Odyssey.

January 7: Grammar. Read Book 10 of the Odyssey.

December 21: Week 10 Vocabulary QUIZ. QUIZ on this week's grammar topics. Independent reading.

December 14: Week 9 Vocabulary QUIZ. QUIZ on this week's grammar topics. Independent reading.

December 13: Continue reading the Odyssey. Begin Book 9.

December 12: Continue reading the Odyssey: Book 5.

December 11: Begin reading the Odyssey (excerpts from textbook ONLY): Book 1.

December 10: Vocabulary cards: Week 9. Begin new daily in-class grammar assignments.

December 7: Finish going over worksheet; story of the Trojan War.

December 6: "Conventions of Epic Poetry" worksheet.

December 5: God/goddess research project DUE for periods 4 and 6. All Classes: Submit paper to turnitin.com (in class).

December 4: God/goddess research project DUE for period 5 (earlier due date due to repeatedly wasting class time devoted to project). Periods 4 and 6: Finish typing research project; proofread.

December 3: Type up research project.

November 30: Research and paraphrase a story involving your god or goddess.

November 29: Research your god or goddess.

November 28: Finish watching "Clash of the Titans"; choose god or goddess for research project.

November 27: Return Of Mice and Men to library. Continue watching "Clash of the Titans."

November 26: Continue watching "Clash of the Titans."

THANKSGIVING BREAK

November 16: Of Mice and Men essay DUE!!! Assignment must also be submitted to turnitin.com by midnight.

November 15: Finish Of Mice and Men essay.

November 14: Revise/edit final draft of essay.

November 13: Type final draft of essay.

November 12: NO SCHOOL

November 9: Work on essay.

November 8: Set up turnitin.com class account. Begin typing final draft of essay.

November 7: Continue rough draft of Of Mice and Men essay.

November 6: Begin rough draft of Of Mice and Men essay.

November 5: Finish Of Mice and Men movie.

November 2: Week 8 Vocabulary QUIZ. Grammar pages 19-21 DUE. Movie.

November 1: Brainstorm ideas for Of Mice and Men essay; choose topic. Of Mice and Men movie.

October 31: District-mandated tobacco presentation.

October 30: Introduce Of Mice and Men essay; hand back old writing assignments; "To a Mouse".

October 29: Make flashcards for Week 8 Vocabulary. New grammar: prepositions.

October 26: Week 7 Vocabulary QUIZ. Grammar pages 16-18 DUE. Independent Reading.

October 25: TEST: Of Mice and Men.

October 24: Read Chapter 6.

October 23: Read Chapter 5.

October 22: Make flashcards for Week 7 Vocabulary. New grammar: adverbs.

October 19: Week 6 Vocabulary QUIZ. Grammar pages 13-15 DUE. Independent reading.

October 18: Complete Chapter 4 review sheet. Write "Perfect Paragraph: Chapter 4, Of Mice and Men".

October 17: Finish reading Chapter 4.

October 16: Complete Chapter 3 review sheet. Begin reading Chapter 4.

October 15: Make flashcards for Week 6 Vocabulary. New grammar: Adjectives.

October 12: Week 5 Vocabulary QUIZ. Grammar pages 10-12 DUE. Independent reading.

October 11: Continue reading Chapter 3.

October 10: Continue reading Chapter 3.

October 9: Introduce new grammar: Verbs. Begin reading Chapter 3, Of Mice and Men.

October 8: Make flashcards for Week 5 Vocabulary. Review pronouns.

October 5: Week 4 Vocabulary QUIZ. Grammar pages 7-9 DUE. Independent reading.

October 4: Finish reading Chapter 2. Complete review worksheet over Chapter 2.

October 3: Continue reading Chapter 2.

October 2: Begin reading Chapter 2 of Of Mice and Men.

October 1: Make flashcards for Week 4 Vocabulary. Go over pronouns; assign new grammar work (more pronouns).

September 28: Grammar pages 4-6 DUE. Vocabulary QUIZ on Week 3 words and roots. Independent Reading.

September 27: Continue reading Of Mice and Men.

September 26: Periods 4 and 6: Begin reading Chapter 1 Of Mice and Men; Period 5: Finish reading Chapter 1 and complete review worksheet. Homework for Period 5: Finish worksheet if you haven't already.

September 25: CSI WRITING PROJECT DUE!!! Also, TRIP TO LIBRARY (students must bring ID) to check out Of Mice and Men. Pre-reading activity.

September 24: Vocab Squares Week 3. Grammar: Pronouns (pp. 4-6).

September 21: VOCAB QUIZ Week 2. Grammar pages 1-3 DUE. Independent Reading.

September 20: Continue typing and editing final draft in class.

September 19: Begin typing final draft in class.

September 18: Work on rough draft (body paragraph 3 and conclusion).

September 17: Vocab Squares Week 2. Begin grammar--pages 1-3 of grammar workbook (nouns) are due on Friday.

September 14: VOCAB QUIZ Week 1. Independent reading.

September 13: Work on rough draft (body paragraphs 1 and 2).

September 12: Continue CSI project. Finish graphic organizer. Begin rough draft (introduction).

September 11: Begin CSI writing project. Review five-paragraph essay format; read story; begin to fill in graphic organizer.

September 10: Vocabulary Squares Week 1 (in-class).

September 7: Grammar Diagnostic

September 6: Review Standards for Plagiarism / Cheating

September 5: MLA Style; set MLA template up on netbook

September 4: Introduction

BEGINNING OF 2012-2013

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June 11: FINAL EXAM

June 4 - June 7: Review for final exam.

May 29 - June 1: Short Story Contest!

May 1-25: Romeo and Juliet in class.

April 30: Check out Romeo and Juliet. Complete "Unlocking Shakespeare's Language" worksheet; decode Prologue to R&J.

April 24: Write research-style paragraph (with bibliographic entry) on the topics that inspired William Shakespeare.

April 23: Read second article on life of William Shakespeare and take notes.

April 20: Independent Reading

April 19: Sentence combining practice #1.

April 18: Begin learning about the life of William Shakespeare (Article #1).

April 16-17: Watch 1963 film of Lord of the Flies.

April 13: Lord of the Flies in class essay. Students may use notes that they wrote on the essay handout, but may not write out their essay in advance.

April 12: Lord of the Flies multiple choice and short answer exam.

April 11: Discuss end of book.

April 10: Read chapter 12.

April 9: Discuss Ch. 11; begin reading chapter 12.

Mar. 30: Chapter 11 journal DUE at end of period.

Mar. 29: Go to counseling office for articulation; continue chapter 11.

Mar. 28: Ch. 10 journal DUE. Discuss ch. 10. Begin chapter 11.

Mar. 27: Continue ch. 10.

Mar. 26: Intro. new grammar. Discuss ch. 9. Begin reading ch. 10.

Mar. 23: Grammar DUE. Chapter 9 journal DUE at end of period. [END OF QUARTER]

Mar. 22: Ch. 8 journal DUE. Discuss ch. 8. Begin ch. 9 (only 9 pages long).

Mar. 21: Continue chapter 8.

Mar. 20: Continue chapter 8.

Mar. 19: Discuss ch. 7. Introduce new grammar (prepositions). Continue reading ch. 8.

Mar. 16: Ch. 7 journal DUE. Begin ch. 8.

Mar. 15: Read ch. 7.

Mar. 14: Ch. 6 journal DUE. Discuss ch. 6; begin ch. 7.

Mar. 13: Read chapter 6.

Mar. 12: Begin ch. 6.

Mar. 9: Chapter 5 journal DUE. Week 19 vocab quiz. Grammar DUE.

Mar. 8: Read ch. 5.

Mar. 7: Rewrite William Golding's theme for Lord of the Flies.

Mar. 6: Discuss ch. 4; begin ch. 5.

Mar. 5: Chapter 4 dialectical journal DUE!. Week 19 vocab squares (in-class). Introduce this week's grammar.

Mar. 2: Week 18 Vocab Quiz. Grammar homework DUE.

Mar. 1: Work on reading chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies.

Feb. 29: Finish reading chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies, begin chapter 3.

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Feb. 10: Week 16 Vocab Quiz.

Feb. 6: Week 16 Vocab. Squares. Begin grammar.

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Jan. 11: Begin 2nd half of the Odyssey (Odysseus' homecoming); Book 13.

Jan. 10: Book 12 of the Odyssey.

Jan. 9: Week 14 Vocab Squares. Book 11 of the Odyssey.

Jan. 6: Quiz on Week 13 Vocabulary words and roots.

Jan. 5: Continue Book 10 of the Odyssey.

Jan. 4: Resume reading the Odyssey and answering study guide questions in class. Began Book 10: Circe.

Jan. 3: Week 13 Vocab Squares. Return and discuss Of Mice and Men papers.

December: Read selections from the Odyssey in the textbook in class and complete study questions.

Wednesday, Nov. 30: Continue "Clash of the Titans"

Tuesday, Nov. 29: The epic heroic cycle; begin watching "Clash of the Titans."

Mon., Nov. 28: Finish presentations. Week 10 Vocab Squares.

Friday, Nov. 18: In-class presentations on Greek gods and goddesses.

Thurs., Nov. 17: In-class research on Greek gods and goddesses.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: In-class research on Greek gods and goddesses.

Tuesday, Nov. 15: Learning about Epic Poetry and Epic Conventions

Monday, Nov. 14: Of Mice and Men essay DUE. Week 9 Vocab Squares.

Friday, Nov. 11: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, Nov. 10: Movie: Of Mice and Men

Wednesday, Nov. 9: Movie: Of Mice and Men

Tuesday, Nov. 8: Return old CSI essay; work on correcting grammar for next essay.

Monday, Nov. 7: Attend play preview.

Friday, Nov. 4: Vocab quiz on Week 8 words and roots. Work on essay.

Thursday, Nov. 3: Work on organizing essay.

Wednesday, Nov. 2: Begin essay for Of Mice and Men.

Tuesday, Nov. 1: TEST--Of Mice and Men

Monday, Oct. 31: Week 8 Vocab Squares. Review Of Mice and Men.

Friday, Oct. 28: Quiz on Week 7 Vocabulary; Independent Reading.

Thursday, Oct. 27: Review chapters 5 and 6.

Wednesday, Oct. 26: Finish chapters 5 AND 6.

Tuesday, Oct. 25: Continue reading chapter 5.

Monday, Oct. 24: Week 7 Vocabulary Squares; begin chapter 5.

Friday, Oct. 21: Quiz on Week 6 Vocabulary; Independent Reading

Thursday, Oct. 20: Finish Chapter 4; complete review worksheet.

Wednesday, Oct. 19: Continue Chapter 4.

Tuesday, Oct. 18: Continue Chapter 4.

Monday, Oct. 17: Week 6 Vocab Squares; quotes activity for Chapter 3; begin Chapter 4.

Friday, Oct. 14: QUIZ: Week 5 Vocab. Independent Reading.

Thursday, Oct. 13: Finish Chapter 3.

Wednesday, Oct.12: Continue Chapter 3.

Tuesday, Oct. 11: Vocab Squares (Week 5); finish Chapter 3.

Monday, Oct. 10: District-mandated presentation

Friday, Oct. 7: Vocab Test #4; Independent Reading

Thursday, Oct. 6: Continue reading Chapter 3.

Wednesday, Oct. 5: Review Chapter 2.

Tuesday, Oct. 4: Continue Chapter 2.

Tuesday, Sept. 25:

Monday: Sept. 24: Vocab. Squares (Week 3); finish chapter 1 of OM&M.

Friday, Sept. 23: Vocab Quiz (Week 2); Independent Reading

Thursday, Sept. 22: CSI Projects DUE; vocabulary warmup; continue chapter 1 of OM&M

Wednesday, Sept. 21: Check out OM&M; begin reading chapter 1

Tuesday, Sept. 20: Of Mice and Men prereading activity; the Great Depression

Monday, Sept. 19: Week 2 Vocabulary Squares; Finish CSI project--DUE THURSDAY

Friday, Sept. 16: Vocabulary Quiz (Week 1 Vocab); Independent Reading

Thursday, Sept. 15: Continue CSI writing project.

Wednesday, September 14: Continue CSI writing project

Tuesday, September 13: Begin CSI writing project

Monday, September 12: How to do vocabulary squares (in class).

Thursday, September 8: 2 My Favorites paragraphs DUE. Choose two of your favorite things from the list we made in class on Wednesday and write 1 100-word paragraph for each one. Explain why these things are your favorites and why I should make them mine!

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Monday, June 21: 6th period final exam.

Friday, June 18: 3rd period final exam.

Monday, June 14 - Wednesday, June 16: Review Romeo and Juliet, vocabulary, and grammar for final exam.

Friday, June 11: Quiz on Week 30 vocabulary.

Monday, June 7: Quiz on Week 29 vocabulary.

Week of June 1: Plan and perform Act V of Romeo and Juliet.

Week of May 24: Plan and perform Act IV of Romeo and Juliet.

Week of May 17: Plan and perform Act III of Romeo and Juliet.

Friday, May 14: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 26 Vocabulary.

Week of May 10: Plan and perform Act II of Romeo and Juliet.

Friday, May 7: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 25 Vocabulary.

Friday, Apr. 30: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 24 Vocabulary.

Friday, Apr. 23: Shakespeare Research Paper DUE. Vocabulary Quiz on Week 23 Vocabulary.

Friday, Apr. 16: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 22 Vocabulary.

Friday, Apr. 9: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 21 Vocabulary.

Monday - Thursday: Various exercises on improving sentence structure.

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.

Friday, Mar. 19: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 20 Vocabulary.

Friday, Mar. 12: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 19 Vocabulary.

Friday, Mar. 5: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 18 Vocabulary and Mini-Quiz on Shakespeare Biography video.

Independent Reading.

Tuesday, Mar. 2: Final draft of CSI essay due (typed, double-spaced).

Monday, Mar. 1: In-class essay revision.

Friday, Feb. 26: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 17 Vocabulary; independent reading. Rough draft of "CSI" essay due.

Friday, Feb. 19: Vocabulary Quiz on Week 16 Vocabulary, followed by Independent Reading

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SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM: PERIOD 6 = Friday, Feb. 4, 9:35-11:35

SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM: PERIOD 3 = Thursday, Feb. 4, 7:25-9:25

Click here for ENGLISH 1 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE!

Tuesday, Feb. 2: In-class Independent Reading Book Review. Students must have completed at least 200 pages of their independent reading book by that day.

Friday, Jan. 29: Vocab Quiz on Week 15 Vocabulary

Thursday, Jan. 28: In-class Five Paragraph Essay on hospitality in The Odyssey and your own life

Friday, Jan. 22: Vocab Quiz on Week 14 Vocabulary

Friday, Jan. 15: Vocab Quiz on Week 13 Vocabulary

Friday, Jan. 8: Vocab Quiz on Week 12 Vocabulary

Thursday, Jan. 7: Writing assignment due on examples of hospitality in The Odyssey (see assignment details under "Odyssey Materials," below).

Monday, Jan. 4: Writing assignment due on examples of your family's hospitality (see assignment details under "Odyssey Materials").

Friday, Dec. 18: In-class Independent Reading Book Review. Students must have completed at least 200 pages of their independent reading books by this day.

Friday, Dec. 18: Vocab Quiz on Week 11 Vocab

Thursday, Dec. 17: In-class writing assignment on examples of Greek hospitality in The Odyssey (see assignment details under "Odyssey Materials").

Thursday, Dec. 17: The Odyssey comic strip assignment due (we will begin working on this in class on Dec. 15--see assignment details under "Odyssey Materials").

Fri., Dec. 11: Vocab Quiz on Week 10 Vocab

Dec. 3 - Dec. 10: Read selections of The Odyssey from books 1, 5, and 9 and answer comprehension questions.

Friday, Nov. 20: [6th period only] Turn in English notebooks.

Thurs., Nov. 19: Vocab Quiz [quiz moved from its usual Friday due to counseling presentation]

Tues., Nov. 16: Theater review of "The Mousetrap" due.