Monday, 15 Dec:  Issue position papers due -- MLA format, type, double space, make 2 references in paper to articles/class comments (attach notes); Myth Check -- instead of outline, make sure you have a myth identified to go with your novel; The Crucible - Act III
HOMEWORK:  Finish The Crucible

Wednesday, 17 Dec:  The Crucible; The Myth Essay -- have your work in class so you can outline, write, whatever you need to do
HOMEWORK:  Outline due Fri 12/19

Friday, 19 Dec:  The Myth Outline in class -- Holiday!
NO HOMEWORK FOR THE HOLIDAY

Mon, 8 Dec:  2nd author novel note check; brainstorm for myth paper; receive issue article links
HOMEWORK:  Issue Group preparation for Fri 12/12; finish reading Act II of The Crucible for Wed 12/10; myth essay outline due Mon 12/15

Wed, 10 Dec:  SSR; The Crucible -- watch Act II; read Act III together; myth essay questions
HOMEWORK:  finish Act II of The Crucible for Fri 12/12; preparation for Issue Group for Fri 12/12; myth essay outline due Mon 12/15

Fri, 12 Dec:  Issue Group presentation; start to watch Act III of The Crucible; myth essay questions
HOMEWORK:  Issue paper + notes due Mon 12/15; Have a myth identified to use with your novel for class work Mon 12/15








5th Period Issue Group -- NFL/Sports - Concussions/Rule Changes

http://www.footballnation.com/content/the-nfl-and-concussions-the-players-are-really-fault/16439/

http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/ex-nfl-player-talks-brain-trauma-greed-and-blame-part-1-torcon/

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/concussion/basics/symptoms/con-20019272

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/108223/what-exactly-is-the-concussion-protocol

6th Period Issue Group -- NSA Surveillance - article links

http://www.biography.com/people/edward-snowden-21262897#synopsis

https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying/how-it-works

http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-surveillance-prism-phone-nsa-big-deal-2013-6

Note:  We do not have enough copies of The Crucible for my students.  We will read from the Holt Anthology in class.  Students can find the play online for home reading -- pdf.  If reading online is not possible, a few copies are available in the Grant Library.

Mon, 1 Dec:  SSR; McCarthy Terms; youtube flim clips on the Red Scare
HOMEWORK:  read author novel + notes by 12/8

Wed, 3 Dec:  SSR; finish MLK and Thoreau quizzes; start reading The Crucible together in class; character notes handout
HOMEWORK:  read author novel + notes by 12/8; finish reading Act I of The Crucible for Friday (read play online -- pdf)


Fri, 5 Dec:  SSR; Watch Act I of The Crucible film; start reading Act II together
HOMEWORK:  author novel + notes completed by Monday 12/8

Mon, 24 Nov:  Terms Quiz on diction; finish analysis of Thoreau; practice quizes on MLK and Thoreau; SSR if extra time
HOMEWORK: author novel + notes completed by 8 Dec

Wed, 26 Nov:  SSR; as prelude to The Crucible, watch documentary on Salem Witch Trials; if time, look up terms connected to the 1950s
HOMEWORK:  author novel + notes completed by 8 Dec -- Enjoy family and friends!

Mon, 17 Nov:  SSR; new terms (diction)
HOMEWORK:  Read Martin Luther King, Jr. in Language of Composition p. 260 for Wed 11/19; read and take notes on 2nd author novel for 12/8

Wed, 19 Nov:  SSR; timed write (rhetorical analysis); discuss and work on MLK, Jr. essay
HOMEWORK:  read Thoreau in Language of Composition p. 276 for Fri 11/21; read and take notes on 2nd author novel for 12/8

Fri, 21 Nov:  SSR; discuss and work on Thoreau essay
HOMEWORK:  Terms quiz on diction Monday 11/24; read and take notes on 2nd author novel for 12/8

Wed, 12 Nov:  Survey in Lab 16 (come to class first); Terms Quiz on grammar; review quiz for "On Compassion"; start discussion for "On Dumpster Diving"
HOMEWORK:  Final Author Essay due Fri 11/14


Fri, 14 Nov:  Final essay due (include outline, rough draft indicating revision, self-edit and peer review); review argument timed write; 2nd author novel assignment; finish "On Dumpster Diving:
HOMEWORK:  read 2nd author novel and take notes

Mon, 3 Nov:  SSR; Read articles and take notes in Everything's an Argument for issue group on Wed
HOMEWORK:  Rough Draft of author essay due in class on Fri 11/7

Wed, 5 Nov:  SSR; return outlines for author essay; Issue Group on Native American names for sports teams
HOMEWORK:  Rough Draft of author essay due in class on Fri 11/7

Fri, 7 Nov:  Self-edit and peer review of rough draft;  Read together "On Compassion" by Ascher from 50 Essays -- rhetorical analysis on handout and discussion
HOMEWORK:
- Terms quiz on grammar Wed 11/13
- Read "On Dumpster Diving" by Eighner in 50 Essays
- complete the short quiz on the back of the Ascher handout for Wed 11/13
- Final of author essay due Fri 11/14 (include outline, draft indicating revisions, self-edit and peer review)

All work is due in the quarter it is assigned.  The last day to submit summative assignments (Journals A-B, author biography) or make up missed tests is Friday, 7 November

Mon, 27 Oct: SSR; non-fiction article annotation
HOMEWORK:  sentence outline due Wed 10/29

Wed, 29 Oct:  SSR; sentence outline due -- typed (make sure you have a copy for yourself to work from as I will collect these); grammar -- coming sentences, verbals; start drafting your essay
HOMEWORK:  Complete RD due Fri 11/7

Mon, 20 Oct:  SSR; introduce Issue Groups; continue with terms on Grammar/Syntax
HOMEWORK:  author novel + notes 10/24

Wed, 22 Oct:  SSR; finish terms; grammar exercise
HOMEWORK:  author novel + notes 10/24

Thu, 24 Oct:  SSR; novel done; check for notes; brainstorm ideas for essay - outline
HOMEWORK:  complete sentence outline (typed) due Wed 10/29

Monday, 13 Oct:  SSR; short-story group evaluations due; Argument timed write:  introduce, brainstorm, outline
HOMEWORK:  Author Bio due 10/17; Author Novel + notes due 10/24

Wednesday, 15 Oct:  PSAT starts at 8:00 am - report to assigned classroom for testing -- Any seniors or juniors not taking the PSAT report to the cafeteria for class.  You can have this time to read your author novel and work on the author biography.

Friday, 17 Oct:  SSR; Author Biography due - MLA format w/ Works Cited; Argument timed write; new literary terms.
HOMEWORK:  Author Novel + notes 10/24

Monday, 6 Oct:  Short-Story Project presentations (visual of connective theme + analysis); evaluations
HOMEWORK:  author novel + notes; evaluation of presentation due 10/13

Wednesday, 8 Oct:  SSR; if necessary, finish presentations; Author Biography assignment; finish JFK innaugural address - I will collect these
HOMEWORK:  author novel + notes by 10/14
                           evaluation of presentations due 10/13
                           author biography due 10/17

Friday, 10 Oct:  No School

BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY, 1 OCTOBER

Pre-pay $15 in student store for PSAT on 15 October.
Register for PSAT in Room 43, Tue 3:15 and Thur tutorial

AUTHOR SIGN UP OPENS AT 7:45 a.m. IN ROOM 210

Monday, 29 Sept:  SSR; Author Journal ?s; work on patterns of organization
HOMEWORK:  Final Author Journals A and B are due Wed, 1 Oct

Wednesday 1 Oct:  SSR; collect final Author Journals A and B; discuss final selection of author; read, annotate, and answer questions JFK inaugural address
HOMEWORK:  Terms Quiz on Fri, 3 Oct

Friday, 3 Oct:  SSR; Author Sign Up; 1st author novel; Terms Quiz; work on short story group project
HOMEWORK:  start reading and taking notes on first author novel; short story group presentations on Monday, 6 October

Author Journal A (10 authors) check Fri 9/26
Journal A-B (final 3 authors) due Wed 10/1
Author sign up Fri 10/3

Monday, 22 Sep:  SSR; Fitzgerald (check text marking - class discussion); more composition terms
HOMEWORK:  author journal A check 9/26 (10 entries done in good RD form for peer review)


Wednesday, 24 Sep:  SSR; finish terms; receive Group Author Project
HOMEWORK:   author journal A check 9/26 (10 entries done in good RD form for peer review)

Friday, 26 Sep:  SSR; Author Journal A (check for 10 approved author entries - peer review); work on group project
HOMEWORK:  Author Journal B due Wed 10/1; Group Project

Mon, 15 Sept:  SSR (bring book); Great American Short Stories (student store open at 7:30 am) - discuss Twain short story
HOMEWORK:  read and mark Herman Melville short story and read literary criticism; author journal

Wed, 17 Sept:  SSR (bring book); discuss Melville; Literary Terms #1
HOMEWORK:  read and mark Willa Cather short story; author journal

Fri, 19 Sept:  SSR (bring book); discuss Cather; Literary Terms #1
HOMEWORK:  read and mark F. Scott Fitzgerald short story; author journal

Author Journal A (10 authors) check Fri 9/26
Journal A-B (final 3 authors) due Wed 10/1
Author sign up Fri 10/3

Great American Short Stories is now available in the Student Store for $5 - try to have this in your hands by Friday 12 Sept

Student Store hours:  Mon 7:30-12:30; Tue 9:00 - 2:00; Wed 9:00 -2:00; Thur 11:00-4:00; Fri closed

Monday, 8 Sept:  signed contract due today - non-academic assessment; SOAPstone notes on two articles from one journalist - formative assessment;
HOMEWORK:  have $5 available to pick up Great American Short Stories as soon as it is available; read Ch. 1 in Language of Composition (p. 1-34) bring book to class

Wed, 10 Sept:  do some work around Ch. 1 of Language of Composition ; start author selection process - journal assignment
HOMEWORK:  Read Ch. 2 of Language of Composition (p. 35-49); bring Great American Short Stories to class Friday

Fri, 12 Sept:  discuss reading and marking text - mark "Young Goodman Brown"; discuss short story and read and mark criticism
HOMEWORK:  Author Journal selection process; read and mark Twain's short story for Monday

SCHOOL PICTURES ON FRIDAY IN ENGLISH - BRING PACKET RECEIVED AT HOME

Wed, 3 Sep:  Welcome back to school; syllabus; scavenger hunt
HOMEWORK:  Fri 5 Sep: syllabus quiz; summer read activity
                           Mon 8 Sep: signed contract due; have supplies

Fri, 5 Sep:  Syllabus quiz; summer read activity
HOMEWORK:  Mon 5 Sep: signed contract due; have supplies; SOAPstone on columist

Monday, June 9:  College Essay - write the lead
HOMEWORK:  Bring at least one paragraph to class that you are willing to share

Tuesday, June 10:  College Essay - share paragraph - write some more; Summer Reading

Thursday, June 12:  Portfolio Review (Final)

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Monday, June 2:  Finish the film of Death of a Salesman

Tuesday, June 3:  Last day for seniors; work on favorite books list; start work on college essays
HOMEWORK:  Decide what you want to work on for your college essay

Thursday, June 5:  College Essay -- brainstorm, read samples, write some introductions
HOMEWORK:  Bring introductions to class

Tuesday, 27 May:  Death of a Salesman - discuss Act I (ethics, disillusionment, gender, success-failure); Film
HOMEWORK:  Finish the play for Thur 5/29

Thursday, 29 May:  Death of a Salesman - discuss the end (tragic hero or pathetic?); Film

Monday, 19 May:  Final author study questions; Poetry:  "The Red Wheelbarrow"
HOMEWORK:  FINAL AUTHOR STUDY DUE TOMORROW - no extensions




Tuesday, 20 May:   Author Study due in 3-ring binder (please refer to Author Study expectations packet); celebrate your accomplishment!!!!






Thursday, 22 May:  Poetry:  "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Monday, 12 May:  Debrief AP Exam; workshop on 2nd draft
HOMEWORK:  2nd draft of Author Study in class Tue 5/13 - as "close to final" as possible

Tuesday, 13 May:  2nd Draft - Peer Review
HOMEWORK:  Final Author Study in 3-ring notebook due Tue, 20 May

Thursday, 15 May:  Workshop on Author Study - bring notes, etc. so you can work on paper and ask questions
HOMEWORK:  Final Author Study in 3-ring notebook due Tue, 20 May

Monday, 5 May
Rewrites and any missing author papers due today (last day accepted); finish "A Modest Proposal"
HOMEWORK:  1st draft of author study due in class Thur 5/8

Tuesday, 6 May
Review practice reading test and timed writes
HOMEWORK:  1st draft of author study due in class Thur 5/8

Thursday, 8 May
Revise and edit 1st draft of author study
HOMEWORK:  AP exam Friday 5/9; 2nd draft of author study due in class Tue 5/13
 

THE FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT MISSING AUTHOR ESSAYS OR REWRITES IN MONDAY 5/5

Monday, 28 April:  return draft Annotated Bibliography; read an essay in class and do a reading quiz
HOMEWORK:  Author Study outline due Thur 5/1 (typed, complete sentences)

Tuesday, 29 April:  Practice AP reading exam
HOMEWORK:  Author Study outline due Thur 5/1 (typed, complete sentences)

Thursday, 1 May:  collect Author Study outline; the "last" in class timed write -- an argument
HOMEWORK:  First draft of Author Study in class Tuesday, 5/6

THE ONLY LATE/MISSING WORK I WILL ACCEPT AT THIS POINT ARE AUTHOR STUDY ESSAYS

Tuesday, 22 April:  Timed Write (rhetorical analysis); annotated bibliography questions; 2nd per = finish movie; 3rd  per = presentations; 4th per = presentations
HOMEWORK:  Draft Annotated Bibliography due Thur 4/24

Wednesday, 23 April:  ACT

Thursday, 24 April:  Draft Annotated Bibliography due in class -- have it printed and ready; review author study outline
 HOMEWORK:  typed Author Study outline due Thur 5/1